Currently defined in an IETF draft, the BagIt specification is used by many libraries, archives, and systems nationwide for secure transfer of digital content. Some in the digital preservation field have questions about what scenarios may benefit from BagIt, and for this session, Kathryn Gronsbell will lead a discussion about this widely used file packaging format and how to use it during a basic, hands-on tutorial.
Materials in this repo provide supplemental and installation information related to the {Let’s Get Digital} – NDSR-NY 2016 Preservation Week Symposium, an in-person event on April 28, 2016 at the Brooklyn Historical Society in Brooklyn, NY.
Check out LoC's bagit-python page and DURASPACE's simple unpacking of the BagIt specification.