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Submission Information Packages (SIPs) include one or more Transfer Objects. A Transfer Object is a set of one or more Transfer Object Groups containing at least one Data Object that are to be transferred to the Archive.

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Data Objects can be organized into two broad classes: physical and digital. Physical objects can include analog formats or digital storage devices.

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Physical

• Analog

  • Motion picture film

  • Phonograph records

  • Photographic material

  • Magnetic tape

    • Magnetic audio tape

    • Magnetic video tape

  • Paper

• Digital storage device

  • Digital audio tape

  • Digital videocassette

  • Optical disc

  • Floppy disk

  • Hard drive

Digital

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Email

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Presentations

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Rastor images

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The Technology Watch wiki provides detailed information on the many types of data objects found in the Archives Permanent Collection.

Each type of data object is uniquely identified with a unique dataObjectTypeID (PAIS 4.2.7).

Relationship to Descriptor Models

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