Beagrie, N., & Jones, M. (2008). Digital Preservation Handbook. Digital Preservation Coalition. Retrieved from http://www.dpconline.org/component/docman/doc_download/299-digital-preservation-handbook-digital-preservation-handbook?q=handbook. The Digital Preservation Handbook’s contents start on page 18, and the section on digital preservation begins on page 31. This handbook is written for information…
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HANDOUT Scanning Your Personal Collections (Library of Congress Personal Digital Archiving Series) http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/documents/scanning_collections.pdf. This 2-page brochure provides a basic overview of the scanning process. Although not a substitute for reading your brochure’s manual, it helps demystify some of the terminology…
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Guidelines for Creators of Personal Archives: Practical Tips (Paradigm) http://www.paradigm.ac.uk/workbook/appendices/guidelines-tips.html Dating from the time the UK-based Paradigm project was active in 2005-2007, this website provides insights into the way you work with your digital files that will help make them…
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Facebook http://www.facebook.com Quintessential social media site for connecting with friends and posting and sharing content. Create an account, load your profile information, and connect with the people you know. Flickr https://www.flickr.com/ Flickr is a web-based platform designed for users to…
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Box www.box.com Box is a fairly user-friendly cloud-based file storage system. Box is able to handle sophisticated file sharing and collaborative efforts, but is still simple enough for even less-experienced users to be able to back-up their files. After creating…
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Guidelines for Creators of Personal Archives: Why Should I Bother Managing My Digital Materials? (Paradigm) http://www.paradigm.ac.uk/workbook/appendices/guidelines-whybother.html Explanations of three timeless reasons why it’s never too late to start a personal digital archives project. This resource was created by the Paradigm project…
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