Presentations on personal archiving

Pass It On: Personal Archiving Day
at the Library of Congress
May 10, 2010

<URL:http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/events/presweek2010/>

Memories should last a lifetime and be passed on to future
generations.  Advice on how to safeguard precious digital and
traditional photos, documents, recordings and more will be presented
at Pass It On: Personal Archiving Day at the Library of Congress.

Library staff will discuss practical strategies for preserving
personal collections from 10 am to 3 pm on Monday, May 10, 2010 in
the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building,
101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.  The event is free and
open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed.

The Library's preservation experts will talk directly with
individuals about managing their materials in all formats-everything
from e-mail to home movies to digital photographs and recorded
sound.  For security reasons, visitors are asked not to bring their
collection materials to the Library; no appraisals will be provided.
For information about visiting the Library, go to

    <URL:http://www.loc.gov/visit>

Pass It On: Personal Archiving Day at the Library of Congress
celebrates the first national Preservation Week (May 9-15, 2010),

    <URL:http://www.ala.org/preservationweek/>

It is sponsored by Library of Congress, the American Library
Association (ALA), the Institute for Museum and Library Services and
partner organizations.   This joint initiative highlights libraries
and other collecting institutions as good sources of preservation
information.

The Library of Congress' Personal Archiving Day is co-sponsored by
the Library's Office of Strategic Initiatives and Library Services.

Butch Lazorchak
Digital Archivist
Library of Congress
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540
202-707-2603


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