I'm keen to hear what people think about what new media artists can do
for preservation even before they begin creating their work.
It's just a start, but these are the recommendations to artists in
Acid-Free Bits:
1. Prefer Open Systems to Closed Systems
2. Prefer Community-Directed Systems to Corporate-Driven Systems
3. Consolidate Code, Supply Comments
4. Validate Code
5. Prefer Plain-Text Formats to Binary Formats
6. Prefer Cross-Platform Options to Single-System Options
7. Keep the Whole System in Mind
8. Document Early, Document Often
9. Retain Source Files
10. Use Common Tools and Documented Capabilities
11. Maintain Metadata and Bibliographic information
12. Allow and Encourage Duplication and Republication
13. Keep Copies on Different, Durable Media