n.the process of moving a set of data from one information system to anotherSedona Conference 2014, 340Migration: Moving Electronically Stored Information from one computer application or platform to another; may require conversion to a different format.Mayo and Bowers 2017Key to the replacement of OASIS with ASpace was the migration of the descriptive metadata in the finding aids.Hardesty 2019, 46Over several years, archivists at Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives (GSU) prepared for a migration from Archivists’ Toolkit to ArchivesSpace. This article describes the cleanup of controlled vocabularies and finding aids undertaken for the migration.Gentry et al. 2021, 62Digital consolidation of existing digital collections coincided with the migration to a new digital asset management system and presented its own challenges, including legacy descriptions, metadata transformation, digital preservation, and dealing with existing metadata shared on the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and other multi-institutional digital content aggregators.Gilbert et al. 2023, 618This case study describes a data migration project that began as an organic, internally developed process with a fundamental goal to migrate legacy content into NLM’s digital repository infrastructure for management and presentation of content.NARA 2025The migration of Records Schedules, Transfer Requests, and related data into ERA 2.0 remains a work in progress. Most forms have been migrated, however, there have been delays with the data migration effort. Further information about the migration effort will be relayed as the work progresses.a digital preservation strategy that involves transferring data from one technology, storage medium, or format to anotherCloonan and Sanett 2002, 72It is possible to develop models, protocols, and standards that factor in such problems as media deterioration and technological obsolescence, and work is already being done in these areas. For example, some institutions already safeguard their digital files by creating backups and storing them offsite, and through routine migration.Lee et al. 2002, 96The migration of digital information refers to the periodic transfer of digital materials from one hardware and software configuration to another, or from one generation of computer technology to a subsequent generation. The purpose of migration is to preserve the integrity of digital objects and to retain the ability of users to retrieve, display, and use them in the face of constantly changing technology.Hedstrom et al. 2006, 161Migration, a more widely implemented preservation method, involves the periodic transfer of data from an obsolete computing platform, medium, or format to current platforms, media, or formats. Migration almost always changes the original bitstream, and it can have a significant impact on the appearance and performance of preserved digital objects.DPC 2008, 26Migration[:] A means of overcoming technological obsolescence by transferring digital resources from one hardware/software generation to the next.The purpose of migration is to preserve the intellectual content of digital objects and to retain the ability for clients to retrieve, display, and otherwise use them in the face of constantly changing technology. Migration differs from the refreshing of storage media in that it is not always possible to make an exact digital copy or replicate original features and appearance and still maintain the compatibility of the resource with the new generation of technology.Williams and Berilla 2015, 87Digital curation can be as expensive as print curation. Becker noted that constant migration of data into more stable electronic formats, the maintenance of appropriate software and hardware to sustain the archives, and ensuring digital backups are just a part of an ongoing commitment by the repository to maintain the quality and accessibility of its records.Williams and Berilla 2015, 91Finally, the migration of information into the more stable PDF allowed for a broader range of digital access.O’Meara and Stratton 2016, 72Migration: The process of converting data from an obsolete structure to a new structure to counter software obsolescence.Cornell and MIT 2022Migration—to copy data, or convert data, from one technology to another, whether hardware or software, preserving the essential characteristics of the data.
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As distinguished from refreshing2, migration2 generally will affect the bitstream.
