JHOVE
(JSTOR/Harvard Object Validation Environment): USA. Every object that is ingested into a digital archive needs to be identified and its file format needs to be verified. A data curator needs to be sure that the digital object entered into an archive is the file format that it purports to be.
Functionality:
File format verification tool.
Level of Expertise:
High. Technical knowledge of applications, APIs (Application Programme Interfaces) to implement the tool. Knowledge of OAIS model, in particular the concept of representation information is of benefit.
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DMP Online
DMP Online
The beta version of the DMP Online tool launched in March 2010 and was showcased at the JISC Conference in April. The DCC’s data management planning tool draws on funders’ data-related requirements to help researchers create, develop and export customisable data management plans at the grant application stage and throughout the project’s lifetime.