The Seven Deadly Sins of Building a Digital Archive
Room A-12 • 1pm
Stop the senseless slaughter of pixels! There is a right way and a wrong way to digitize your family history assets (photos, slides, letters, and documents). Before you undertake to digitize your memories, make sure you understand best practices so that your digital files can be used for multiple purposes and will be preserved for future generations. This class uses clear, easy-to-understand visual examples to clarify what can be an intimidating technical process. Learn to avoid the “seven deadly sins” of improper digitization: 1) low resolution 2) high compression 3) wrong file format 4) no identification 5) bad storage 6) incorrect transfer/upload 7) no redundancy.
