Editors’ Summary: In “Saving Tangible Media for Tomorrow: A Reflection from Natalie Nemes,” published on the Library of Congress blog The Signal, 2026 Junior Fellow Natalie Nemes describes her work in the Library’s Tangible Media Project, which reformats at-risk carriers such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, and USB drives before decay, demagnetization, or equipment obsolescence renders their data unreadable. Nemes details the workflow: creating bit-for-bit image files and browsable file trees using Ripstations, the FRED forensic device, and a custom “Frankenstation” for floppies, then packaging them with digitized ancillary materials for ingest into the Library’s digital asset management system and long-term tape storage.
Editors’ Choice: Saving Tangible Media for Tomorrow: A Reflection from Natalie Nemes
