Pdf/mwg_guidance.pdf. Image metadata library and tools. Metadata for Images in XML Standard (MIX) Storing digital pictures. Storing digital pictures as photo prints in albums Are we serious?
Store digital pictures as prints in photo albums? Indeed, we are. And as you'll see, the photo album deserves your serious consideration for its long-term storage advantages. Advantages: Prints won't become technologically obsolete; when properly stored they can last for generations. Disadvantages: They take up more space and require extra organization. Your first step may be to decide whether to make prints on your home inkjet printer or have a photo service make them for you on traditional photographic paper. With your prints on hand, see our Scrapbooking section to learn how to create and store a special photo album that will amuse and amaze future generations. Storing digital pictures. Family History and Digital Preservation, part 1.
The popularity of genealogy websites and TV shows is rapidly growing, mainly because the Internet has made it so convenient to access family history information. Almost everything can be done through the computer now. Before the digital age, genealogical research was not only laborious and time consuming, it also resulted in boxes of documents: photos, charts, letters, copies of records and more. Online genealogy has replaced all that paper with digital files. But the trade-off for the ease of finding and gathering the stuff is the challenge of preserving it.
"Cesky Sternberk Castle CZ family tree" by takato marui on Wiki Commons The current spike in genealogical activity is significant. Brian Lambkin, founding director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the Ulster-American Folk Park in Northern Ireland, interprets part of the modern genealogy phenomenon – from his professional standpoint – as a continuation of the Irish Diaspora.
Genealogy database schema by Ed Geis. Personal Archiving. Personal Archiving. Overview How to Preserve Your Own Digital Materials NDIIPP publication: "Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving" (2013) This publication contains a series of blog posts, compiled from The Signal, on the subject of personal digital archiving.
Specifically, the topics include guidance for such things as choosing file formats and adding descriptions to digital photos; first hand accounts of working with and preserving personal collections; descriptions of outreach activities and interviews with library professionals on the subject of personal digital archiving, and many others. Link to the full publication (PDF). Personal Digital Archiving Day Kit The Library of Congress has held Personal Digital Archiving Day events to provide this basic guidance to individuals about preserving personal and family memories in digital form. Are you interested in hosting your own personal digital archiving event? Learn More Take the quiz Learn interesting facts!
Personal Digital Archiving Day Kit. Personal Digital Archiving Handouts and Videos These "how-to" tips and guidance have been developed based on questions and comments from attendees at our personal archiving events.
While not intended to be comprehensive on every format listed below, they may offer individuals additional information regarding a specific personal digital information archiving project. Please see our additional resources page for updated web resources that may assist your patrons in their search. Digital Photographs Digital Audio Digital Video Electronic Mail Personal Digital Records Personal Digital Records (PDF, 246 Kb) Websites Websites (PDF, 291 Kb) Preserving Personal Web Content (Watch video) Storage and Media Guidance These "how-to" handouts are about general topic.
Www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/documents/PA_photo.pdf. Www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/documents/media_durability.pdf.