Web site: bitcurator.net/bitcurator/ | bitcuratorconsortium.org
Origin: USA
Category: Specialist
Desktop environment: GNOME
Architecture: x86
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia:
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: unknown
BitCurator – a Ubuntu-derived Linux distribution geared towards the needs of archivists and librarians. It includes a suite of open source digital forensics and data analysis tools to help collecting institutions process born-digital materials. BitCurator supports positive digital preservation outcomes using software and practices adopted from the digital forensics community.
In the BitCurator Environment you can:
– Create forensic disk images: Disk images packaged with metadata about devices, file systems, and the creation process.
– Analyze files and file systems: View details on file system contents from a wide variety of file systems.
– Extract file system metadata: File system metadata is a critical link in the chain of custody and in records of provenance.
– Identify sensitive information: Locate private and sensitive information on digital media and prepare materials for access.
– Locate and remove duplicate files: Know what files to keep and what can be discarded.
The BitCurator project was a joint effort led by the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (SILS) and the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) to develop a system for collecting professionals that incorporates the functionality of many digital forensics tools. The project was funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation between 2011 and 2014.
The BitCurator Consortium launched in 2014 to serve as a community to sustain the ideas and tools developed in prior BitCurator grant projects. The BCC was founded through seed support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, and the Educopia Institute.
