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Archive: May 2013 (5 Posts)

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Hardware Matters

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

My colleague Leslie Johnston blogged last week about computer hardware preservation and declared a change of opinion on the subject. Her motivation came as a result of discussions at a recent Library of Congress invitational meeting, Preserving.exe: Toward a National Strategy for Preserving Software. I attended the same meeting and also changed my opinion–but in the …

Posted in: Inside the Library, Outreach and Events, Tools and Infrastructure

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Setting Out on the Digital Preservation Path as a Library of Congress Junior Fellow

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

This is a guest post by Madeline Sheldon, a 2013 Junior Fellow working with NDIIPP. I am currently working towards a Master of Science in Information from the University of Michigan School of Information, with a specialization in Library and Information Science. In the past, I held library positions, which included working in reference services, …

Posted in: Education and Training, Inside the Library

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The State Electronic Records Initiative: Content Matters Interview

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

This is a Guest Post by Abbie Grotke, the Library of Congress Web Archiving Team Lead and Co-Chair of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Content Working Group. In this installment of the Content Matters interview series of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Content Working Group, I interview Jim Corridan, President of the Council of State …

Posted in: Content Matters Interview, NDSA, Partners and Collaboration