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Pretty often, I get questions by phone and e-mail from people who are just getting started with their digital preservation projects, and need to scan photos or documents. Almost always, they seek advice about what kind of scanner to buy. A lot of times, the questions are similar: How important is resolution? Should I spring for a […]
Well, here’s an example of how putting all your data eggs in one basket can be quite dangerous. The National Archives and Records Administration has reported the loss of an external hard drive containing a massive amount of data, the information being personal data at best, and items potentially related to national security matters at worst: The Inspector […]
One of the more frequent debates that I see cropping up often in preservation circles is how best to preserve “born digital” photographs: those photos that never began as physical film, but originated on a digital camera. This isn’t an easy topic. There is no industry standard for born digital image preservation. Digital cameras of […]