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The Global 'Bit List' of Endangered Digital Materials

The Bit List is a community-sourced list of at-risk digital content.

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Critically Endangered

Politically Sensitive Data

Digital content where the knowledge to preserve exists, and there is no threat to obsolescence, but where political interests may be served by elimination, falsification or concealment.

Vulnerable

Research Data Published through Repositories

Research data published through digital repositories or other services providers with specialist skills to manage the data and an ongoing commitment to ensure preservation.

Classifications

Practically Extinct
Practically Extinct
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Lower Risk
Lower Risk
Concern
Concern

Categories

Apps
Apps
Cloud
Cloud
Community Archives
Community Archives
Databases
Databases
Engineering Data
Engineering Data
Formats
Formats
Gaming
Gaming
Integrated Storage
Integrated Storage
Legal Data
Legal Data
Media Art
Media Art
Museum and Gallery
Museum and Gallery
Orphaned Works
Orphaned Works
Personal Archives
Personal Archives
Political Data
Political Data
Portable Media
Portable Media
Public Records
Public Records
Research Outputs
Research Outputs
Sensitive Data
Sensitive Data
Social Media
Social Media
Software
Software
Sound and Vision
Sound and Vision
Web
Web