Handout of resources for more information, from my talk at the Winchester (MA) Historical Society on April 10, 2014.

1. “Keeping Memories Alive:
April 10, 2014 Preserving Your Family’s Digital Legacy” Helen K. Bailey
Personal Digital Archiving Resources
Personal Archiving: Preserving Your Digital Memories
Library of Congress
http://digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/
Digital Preservation Best Practices and Guidelines
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
http://www.nedcc.org/imaging-services/overview
Personal Digital Archiving webinar (recorded)
Hosted by the American Library Association, presented by Mike Ashenfelder
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/pres/042413
Life Cycle Management Resource Guide
MIT Libraries
http://libguides.mit.edu/lifecycle/personal
Digital Preservation Video Cartoon Series on YouTube
Digital Preservation Europe (DPE)
https://www.youtube.com/user/wepreserve
Simplified Digital Preservation Life Cycle

2. “Keeping Memories Alive:
April 10, 2014 Preserving Your Family’s Digital Legacy” Helen K. Bailey
Resources for Specific Life Cycle Stages
Create
Sustainability of Digital File Formats
Library of Congress
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/index.shtml
Process
Digitization Guidelines for Cultural Heritage Materials
Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI)
http://digitizationguidelines.gov/
Imaging Services (Print, Audio, and Video Reformatting)
Northeast Document Conservation Center
http://www.nedcc.org/imaging-services/overview
How to Encrypt (Almost) Anything
PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025462/how-to-encrypt-almost-anything.html
Digital Rights Management
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/issues/drm
Organize
“Tagging and Finding Your Files” Resource Guide
MIT Libraries
http://libguides.mit.edu/metadataTools
Best Practices for File Naming
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
http://www.ncdcr.gov/Portals/26/PDF/guidelines/filenaming.pdf
Store
“Storing and Protecting Your Files” Resource Guide
MIT Libraries
http://libguides.mit.edu/lifecycle/personal/storing-protecting
How Long Will Digital Storage Media Last?
Library of Congress
http://digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/documents/media_durability.pdf