webinar: Personal Digital Archiving
Date: April 24, 2013
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.
Increase
your understanding of common digital files – digital photos,
recordings, video, documents, and others – and learn what it takes to
preserve them. Technology changes rapidly. If you don’t actively care
for your digital possessions you may lose access to them as some
technologies become obsolete. Learn about the nature of the problem and
hear about some simple, practical tips and tools to help you preserve
your digital stuff.
ALCTS thanks The MediaPreserve for sponsoring this webinar and supporting Preservation Week
Learning outcomes:
1. the nature of the problem
2. simple practical tips to describe and save digital files
3. tools that can be used
Who should attend? Anyone with an interest in preserving their own digital photos, documents, recordings, videos and other digital files.
Presenter: Mike
Ashenfelder, Digital Preservation Project Coordinator, has worked for
the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
at the Library of Congress since 2003. He writes about personal digital
archiving, leaders in digital preservation and new developments in
digital preservation. He also produces public information videos and
podcasts. Before joining the Library of Congress, he worked for a decade
in the Bay Area as a technical writer.
Mike
has a Bachelors degree in Music Education from the Berklee College of
Music and a Masters in Music History from San Francisco State
University.
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Registration Fees: Free but registration is required.
For additional information and access to registration link, please go to the following website:
