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Ingesting scans of paper materials, digitized audio or video content, or born-digital materiaslmaterials, places them in a consistent storage with a backup. This prevents files from getting lost or accidentally deleted and ensures that they will be managed overtime.
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During ingest, a second, read-only copy is created in \\Lincoln\Masters\Archives\SIP in a bagit bag. You shouldn't have to worry about this copy, but this way we always have a second copy of the ingested files in case of errors or accidental deletion.
If you are working with new born-digital materials haven't been accessioned in ASpace yet, use Accessioning New Born-Digital Records instead.
How to ingest digital materials
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