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Posted by: Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Lea Harrison, Lindsey Bright & Michelle Datiles, all graduate students in the digital curation class of Dr. Jane Zhang, Catholic University of America Inspired by the Library of Congress’ Personal Digital Archiving initiatives, our small team of three Catholic University of America grad students in the Library & …
Posted in: Digital Content, Personal Archiving
Posted by: Susan Manus
If so, you are in luck – we have a publication on that very subject. “Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving” was published and announced earlier this year, but I think it’s worth a reminder at this point, especially for those that may not have seen it yet. So, why did we put this together? Because …
Posted in: Personal Archiving, Publications and Resources
Posted by: Susan Manus
This is a guest post by Ingrid Jernudd, a volunteer with NDIIPP. For the past week, I’ve been working on creating video tutorials for personal digital archiving and I must say – creating these videos is quite fun! With the various types of video editing software, I find the process to be relatively intuitive. I’m …
Posted in: Personal Archiving, Publications and Resources
Posted by: Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Madeline Sheldon, Junior Fellow with NDIIPP. Most of you who follow this blog have an interest in digital preservation and will already be familiar with the following information. This particular post is more for the individuals who are just beginning to understand the implications of their digital footprint …
Posted in: Digital Content, Personal Archiving
Posted by: Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Tess Webre, former intern with NDIIPP at the Library of Congress Preservation Week 2013 might be over, but digital preservation must go on every week of the year. In truth, preservation is an ongoing, long lasting process that requires active management. Don’t despair, though. I have some helpful suggestions to …
Posted in: Digital Content, Personal Archiving
Posted by: Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Tess Webre, intern with NDIIPP at the Library of Congress Shall I compare thee to a closed format/ thou art more open and accessible. – Author after 3 coffees. In honor of William Shakespeare’s 449th birthday on April 23rd (observed) and as a tie-in with the recent digital …
Posted in: Digital Content, Personal Archiving
Posted by: Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Tess Webre, intern with NDIIPP at the Library of Congress. Upon reading a piece in February’s GQ (yes, I read GQ; sometimes I have to go to the dentist), I came across a piece about a certain celebrity’s extensive archive with nary a mention of the archivist’s name. …
Posted in: Digital Content, Personal Archiving
Posted by: Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Tess Webre, intern with NDIIPP at the Library of Congress Note: there will be photographs of puppies throughout this post. TS Eliot wasn’t wrong. The upcoming April is the cruelest month. The days are grey and cold, the nights are rainy and windy, the temperature fluctuates wildly, and …
Posted in: Digital Content, Personal Archiving
Posted by: Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Jennifer Clark, intern with NDIIPP at the Library of Congress. I am a first-year Master of Science student at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign through their online distance-learning LEEP program. I am pursuing a specialization in Data Curation …
Posted in: Education and Training, Inside the Library, Personal Archiving