Presentation during World Digital Preservation Day 2018 and International Conference 'Memory Makers' organised by DPC and the Dutch Digital Heritage Network

1. The Archivist’s Guide to KryoFlux: An Unofficial
Manual
Dorothy Waugh, Digital Archivist
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

3. I wish I had a
photograph of this

4. That’s a win for digital
archives right there.

6. Enter the
KryoFlux…

7. • Supports a wide variety of
legacy floppy disk encoding
formats
• Identifies the correct
encoding format
• Effectively handles
degraded data
• Includes built-in write
blocking functionality

8. ”Our KryoFlux is here.”

9. I’ve bought hair
products that
come with more
instruction.

10. It’s nice that your
husband isn’t
dead anymore but
you do have
questions.

11. VOID YOUR WARRANTY!

12. You have
been
warned!
(ACTUAL QUOTE FROM MANUAL)

13. There was a need for
documentation written
specifically for
archivists and other
LAM professionals

16. Part 1: Getting
Started
• Provides practical guidance on how to set-up
and begin using the KryoFlux
• Inclusive and user-friendly
• Includes instructions for running KryoFlux using
Mac, Linux, and Windows operating systems
• Addresses the functional differences between
the KryoFlux’s command line and graphical user
interfaces, and provides illustrated, step-by-step
instructions for both

17. Part 2: In-
Depth
• Examines the features of KryoFlux and floppy
disk technology in more detail
• Introduces the variety of floppy disk encoding
formats and provides guidance as to how
KryoFlux users can identify them
• Provides information about working with 40-
track floppy disks
• Introduces KryoFlux-specific output, including
log files and KryoFlux stream files
• Includes short case studies documenting the
experiences of archivists at other institutions,
providing real-life examples of KryoFlux in
action

18. Additional
sections
include:
Glossary
Additional resources and tools
Troubleshooting

19. Hosted as a
public GitHub
repository…
• Supports versioning
• Allows for easy collaboration between members
of our working group
• Supports the integration of community-driven
contributions, including revisions, corrections,
and updates

21. Thank you from all
of us!
Find The Archivist’s Guide to KryoFlux at
goo.gl/WbhWf7
Contact us at
archivistsguidetokryoflux@gmail.com