This multi-authored work offers one of the first and most robust explorations of the emerging field of personal digital archiving. Editor Donald T. Hawkins and his expert contributors cover a range of innovative projects and practical topics:MoreThis multi-authored work offers one of the first and most robust explorations of the emerging field of personal digital archiving. Editor Donald T. Hawkins and his expert contributors cover a range of innovative projects and practical topics: archiving individual and family histories- new and nascent services and software products- social media and email applications- legal issues including digital inheritance and privacy- evolving formats and media considerations- academic research projects- Library of Congress initiatives- the pioneering role of the Internet Archive- research at Microsoft- and case studies of digital archiving in practice.
Hawkins and his contributors are passionate about personal archiving, their enthusiasm matched only by their expertise in this must-read text for genealogists, historians, archivists, librarians, collectors, creators, and anyone with a mass of digital information they want to organize and preserve.