Sequential Crush Personal Digital Archiving Day Kit Guidance and resources for information professionals on how to organize and host your own Personal Digital Archiving Day We've developed a Kit of resources to help you host your own Personal Digital Archiving Day events and to share knowledge on how best to care for personal digital information. We've organized the planning process into two phases. Here you'll find a list of personal digital archiving resources for your event. Based on the focus of your program, you may choose to use all of them or only some of them. Download a Personal Digital Archiving Day Kit reference copy (PDF, 3.3 MB). Why do this? Do your partrons ask you for information about how to save their digital photos, documents or social media accounts? By hosting a Personal Digital Archiving Day you are creating a great outreach opportunity for your library or organization. Have you held a Personal Digital Archiving Day event? We would love to know if you've held an event -- using our resources or others.
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