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Archive: July 2012 (2 Posts)

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One Family’s Personal Digital Archives Project

Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder

In 1958, Vernon James was an adventurous young man from Colorado who landed a job teaching in Germany for the Department of Defense. During his 16-year stint there, he travelled extensively throughout Europe — including several visits behind the Iron Curtain into West Berlin — and he took lots and lots of photos. Decades came …

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Profile: William Kilbride of the Digital Preservation Coalition

Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder

“In my career I have always switched between computing and archaeology and at various points I have tried to escape back into archaeology,” said William Kilbride. Archaeological data management set him on the path to his current position as executive director of the UK-based Digital Preservation Coalition. Helping to establish international digital preservation standards might …