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Archive: October 2011 (3 Posts)

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

E is for ecology

Posted by: Martha Anderson

A continuing series of digital preservation topics organized alphabetically.   I have always wanted to write something entitled, Everything I know about digital preservation, I learned in my garden.   I think it is because I have always perceived the practice and development around digital preservation to be organic.  A garden is the interaction among insects and birds, microorganisms, weather conditions, soil chemistry, …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

D is for data

Posted by: Martha Anderson

Part of a continuing series of alphabetically chosen digital preservation topics. I believe a “picture is worth a thousand words” especially when masses of digits form a new shape that presents fresh insights. The Library and National Endowment for the Humanities have been working with partners for several years to build a digital archive of historic …