Cardinal Scholar Preservation and Format Support Schedule

Cardinal Scholar undertakes to preserve your deposit in the format in which it is originally delivered and, for some formats, will preserve the content, structure and functionality of the deposit through migration and other preservation strategies. Cardinal Scholar will provide backup, secure storage, fixity-checks, management, and periodic refreshment of the data.

Cardinal Scholar offers three levels of preservation support for specific file formats. The level of support is determined by the prevalence of the file format in the marketplace, whether the file format is proprietary or open-source, and the accessibility of software for emulation or migration. We will likely be able to provide full preservation support for additional file formats as new software tools and preservation strategies are developed.