Origins of digital content: the scope of your archive

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Without getting into the issue of data formats here, let's think about the sources of your archival data.

At the high level, your data comes from three primary areas; your personal life, your work life, and your community activities. Think about all three when you consider what is worth saving.

Your data will be scattered across:

  • PCs, current and old, yours and other people's
  • removable media: diskettes (floppies?), CDs, DVDs, tapes, Zip disks, VHS tapes... even hard drives removed from PCs
  • websites: Flickr, social profiles like MySpace and facebook, personal sites and blogs....
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