Presentations on personal archiving

Pass It On:  Personal Archiving Day at the Library of Congress,
April 30, 2011

I wanted to pass along word of an event happening at the Library of
Congress on April 30, 2011. It's a great opportunity for people to
learn about simple things they can do to preserve their own
information so it'll be around for a long time.

Pass it On: Personal Archiving Day at the Library of Congress is a
free public event taking place on Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.  The event will provide information about preserving
personal and family photographs in both digital and non-digital
form.  No reservations are needed.

Library staff will be on hand to talk directly with individuals
about how to manage and preserve their pictorial treasures.  There
will also be videos and printed information available.

The event will take place in Room 119 of the Jefferson Building,
located at 1st Street S.E., between Independence Avenue and East
Capitol Street.  For information about visiting the Library see

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

For security reasons we ask attendees not bring collection materials
to the event.  No appraisals will be provided.

Pass it On: Personal Archiving Day at the Library of Congress
celebrates Preservation Week (April 24-30, 2011)
<URL:http://www.ala.org/preservationweek>

This joint initiative of the Library of Congress, the American
Library Association, the Institute for Museum and Library Services,
and others, highlights libraries and other collecting institutions
as excellent sources of preservation information. Pass it On:
Personal Archiving Day at the Library of Congress is co-sponsored by
the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Library Services.

   "It is a great pleasure for us to be able to help families
    preserve their photograph collections," said Laura Campbell,
    Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives.  "Digital
    technology in particular provides new challenges and
    opportunities to keeping photographs accessible over time and
    across generations."

Dr. Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services, says

   "Many of the collections currently held by the Library of
    Congress came originally from personal collectors.  It is in the
    best interest of the Library to help families preserve
    memorabilia that help trace the history of our communities and
    nation."

A 50-second video preview of the event is available at:

    <URL:http://digitalpreservation.gov/
        videos/digipresweek2011/index.html>

To learn more about the event and to sign up for free digital
preservation updates, please visit

    <URL:http://www.digitalpreservation.gov>

To learn more about
preservation visit the Preservation Directorate website at

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

Butch Lazorchak
Digital Archivist
Library of Congress
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
202-707-2603


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