Digital Records in Special Collections: Workflows
Documentation of digital preservation efforts in UB Libraries Special Collections.
Last Updated: Sep 12, 2023 1:03 PM
Workflows
Below are high level workflows that broadly outline the steps involved when processing born digital records, digitized content, and email. Detailed instructions are located under the Processing Digital Records page.
Processing Workflow
- Digital Processing Workflow ChartA chart showing steps in the digital processing workflow
Organizing born digital working files
| Email Client | Workflow Overview | Tools | Outcome |
| Gmail | Download data | Google Takeout | mbox |
| Outlook (Mac) | Export to .olm, convert to .pst | Gmail? | pst or mbox |
| Outlook (PC) | Export to .pst | Outlook | pst |
| Mail for Mac | Export to .mbox | Mail for Mac | mbox |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | .eml conversion to .pst | Outlook | pst |
| AOL | Export to Outlook using IMAP | Outlook | mbox |
| Yahoo | Set up POP access to desktop email app | Outlook, Mac Mail, Thunderbird | pst or mbox |
| Lotus Notes/IBM Notes (1989- ) | .nsf conversion to .pst | Outlook | pst |
| Eudora (1988-2006) | Export to Thunderbird | Thunderbird/Outlook | pst |