[game_preservation] Cataloging Standards?

[Devin Monnens]

You know, this is a really good question. As far as I can tell, each archive
has their own. A citations standard and cataloguing standard would be
something that I think the SIG could stand behind. Before that, I usually go
by what other archives are using (such as Library of Congress).

Of course, it also depends on the types of digital documents you have. Are
you talking about games, pictures, text? Each of those would use its own
standard.

For games, I would suggest using TOSEC, as that is a standard adopted by the
MAME people and seems pretty solid. Hopefully someone else here can give
better advice.

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 7:20 AM, <ommail at cox.net> wrote:


> Greetings all.

>

> I was wondering if the Preservation SIG had any standards for the

> cataloging of digital files and related ephemera?

> I have documented much of our holdings, but it is in a format that I simply

> invented myself.

>

> Does the SIG currently have a unified standard used for the cataloging of

> gaming artifacts?  Are they using a standard that I don't know about?  If

> not, I think we most definitely could use one.

> It's important to stress that it should cover physical items as well as

> digital.

>

> Thoughts/information would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Joe Garrity

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