tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post4892865267107727476..comments2024-03-22T14:59:09.847-07:00Comments on O.C. History Roundup: Good stewardship of your historical collectionChris Jepsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-53174849031749512142010-11-08T15:48:14.270-08:002010-11-08T15:48:14.270-08:00Glad to see that you're taking some thoughtful...Glad to see that you're taking some thoughtful steps in preserving the archives! I've worked in file storage and imaging for many years and we've helped large businesses as well as small archives (one fun one was an upstate NY theater who wanted to preserve the old playbills and posters, but the paper was too fragile to touch/scan, so my tech guy rigged a special camera/scanner device). JPG is definitely a good place to start. It's a file type that will be around for a long while and if it's ever replaced, there will surely be a 'converter' of some type. Certain types of PDF files (PDF-A) are guaranteed to exist for hundreds of years. Because archiving affects more than just our history, but a lot of legal documents, etc. there is an increasing emphasis on preserving file types and media types. <br /><br />My 2 cents is that you should always back up everything redundantly. Now that storage costs have come down so drastically, it's pretty easy to justify. Even if it's as simple as an external hard drive, DVD, CD, and maybe an online (offsite) storage.<br /><br />Obviously, that doesn't help with physical objects, but in the event of a catastrophe, it would be better to have 200 pictures of an item that no longer exists (say, a vase) than nothing at all.giddy girliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853784493500255790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-73552948396974442192010-11-06T22:00:11.073-07:002010-11-06T22:00:11.073-07:00I am relieved to hear that the fire did not destro...I am relieved to hear that the fire did not destroy anything more than a little of the structure! I will shout a whole-hearted AMEN to your encouragement to digitally document our local historical documents and items and make them safe for the future!ItsNotAPlacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022168524885257834noreply@blogger.com