Bill LeFurgy, digital initiatives manager, has worked for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program at the Library of Congress since June 2002. He leads the NDIIPP Communications Team, which interacts with a broad range of people interested in preserving access to digital information. In former lives, LeFurgy dealt with electronic records at the National Archives and Records Administration and served as Baltimore City Archivist and Records Management Officer. While he has memories of punch cards, monochrome monitors, and 30-pound portable computers, he is also an enthusiastic creator and consumer of social media. He has a BA degree in History from McGill University, as well as an MLS and MA in History from the University of Maryland.
Most Recent Posts
- What Do Researchers Want From Institutions that Preserve Digital Content? May 16th, 2013
- The State Electronic Records Initiative: Content Matters Interview May 14th, 2013
- Picturing Perpetual Beta for Digital Preservation May 3rd, 2013
- Link Persistence, Website Persistence April 30th, 2013
- Older Personal Computers Aging Like Vintage Wine (if They Dodged the Landfill) April 29th, 2013
- Why a National Digital Stewardship Alliance Student Group? April 10th, 2013
- Opportunity Knocks: Library of Congress Invites No-cost Digitization Proposals April 8th, 2013
- From Books to Bits: Library of Congress Electronic Literature Showcase Highlights Emerging Literary Forms April 1st, 2013
- An Intern Considers the Digital Preservation Challenge, Part 2 March 28th, 2013
- An Intern Considers the Digital Preservation Challenge, Part 1 March 27th, 2013