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Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder
“I just want to use it; I don’t want to know how it works.” – Unknown My Signal colleagues and I give out digital-preservation advice based on our research, our experiences and our understanding of best practices. We also try to pay attention to questions from the general public, with whom we interact at events …
Posted in: Personal Archiving, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder
This story was previously published on digitalpreservation.gov. By now you may have gotten an email from a friend or colleague pointing you to the Team Digital Preservation animations, the Saturday morning-style cartoon whose heroes defend against threats to digital preservation. The cartoon series is one of the many innovative resources that DigitalPreservationEurope uses to boost …
Posted in: Digital Content, Education and Training
Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder
The following is a guest post from Trevor Owens, Digital Archivist with the Office of Strategic Initiatives. I’m excited to share this third interview for Insights, an occasional feature of The Signal sharing interviews and conversations between National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation working group members and individuals working on projects related to preservation, access and …
Posted in: Insights Interview, NDSA
Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder
Helen Tibbo is a descendant of Mayflower settlers Miles Standish and John Alden but she doesn’t flaunt her pedigree or socialize exclusively with snooty blue bloods. It’s difficult to say exactly how her Massachusetts cultural roots have defined her but she does embody bedrock New England characteristics such as self-reliance and practicality. And these traits …
Posted in: Education and Training, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure