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A disk image, a bit-for-bit copy of a digital storage device, is a powerful tool for encapsulating both the artwork and its software environment for preservation or documentation. One practice that is emerging among conservators, drawing from digital forensics and widely adopted by libraries and archives, is disk imaging. Within this context, media conservators have sought tools and techniques to deal with the urgent need to back up data from aging computers and hard drives in museum collections.

Through various forums, symposia, and peer networks, museum professionals are collaborating to address the unique challenges in caring for these types of artworks. The growing prevalence of computer and software-based art in contemporary museum collections has been met with serious discussion and research. Eddy Colloton Jonathan Farbowitz Flaminia Fortunato Caroline GilĮlectronic Media Review, Volume Six: 2019-2020 ABSTRACT
