digitization Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/digitization/ Nonprofit. Secure. Digital Archives. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:31:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.permanent.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Permanent-Icon-512-32x32.png digitization Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/digitization/ 32 32 3-2-1 Backup Rule: Keeping Your Digital Files Safe for the Long Haul  https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-rule/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-rule/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:31:27 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=8354 The 3-2-1 Rule is designed to create multiple layers of protection for your digital files, ensuring you’re never left without access to your important data. 

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-rule/feed/ 0 Historical Newspapers in Public Libraries https://www.permanent.org/events/historical-newspapers-in-public-libraries/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:15:35 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6159 Join the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Local History & Genealogy team for a discussion of digitization, preservation and access for local historical newspapers.

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]]> Digitization Basics https://www.permanent.org/events/digitization-basics/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:18:52 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6103 Discover how to create your own digitized personal archive.

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]]> Register for Legacy Lab https://www.permanent.org/events/register-for-legacy-lab/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:39:05 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5921 Our new email course, the Legacy Lab, starts March 4th, 2024 and registration is FREE. This course will support you in completing a small legacy project on Permanent, which can focus on yourself, a family member, a friend, a passion, etc. Over the course of 30 days you will receive daily (weekday) emails and participate in weekly calls with the rest of the cohort. Those who complete the program, publish an archive, and fill out a course evaluation survey will receive 3GB of storage to continue to grow their archives. Register by March 3, 2024 to be join the course!

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]]> Got Old Negatives? Scan Them With Your Phone and These 5 (Mostly) Free Apps! https://www.permanent.org/events/got-old-negatives/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:37:44 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5825 Are your old film negatives wasting away in a box in the closet? Let’s bring them to life so you can enjoy them! These days, it’s quick, easy, and inexpensive to scan film negatives with your smartphone. Find out how with these five apps and a few household items! Register at familytreewebinars.com/webinar/got-old-negatives-scan-them-with-your-phone-and-these-5-mostly-free-apps

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]]> No Photo? No Problem! How Slides and Negatives Capture the Past, with Debra Dudek https://www.permanent.org/events/no-photo-no-problem-how-slides-and-negatives-captu6re-the-past-with-debra-dudek/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:28:46 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5813 Those photo negatives and slides aren’t useless! Learn how new types of scanners and software can bring these forgotten photo collections back to life! Program resources include software suggestions, books, and online resources. This program will be presented virtually via Zoom and will be recorded. Registration is required, and closes 24 hours before the event begins. A link to the Zoom meeting and a handout will be emailed to registrants the evening before the program. For details see omaha.bibliocommons.com/events/651d89b9c0db8d2800d3a110

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]]> Digitizing My Family Tree: Formats, Software, and Techniques https://www.permanent.org/events/digitizing-my-family-tree-formats-software-and-technology/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:19:37 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5805 Explore the digital options for saving your family history research. Explore the variety of desktop and web-based applications researchers can use for organizing their data. Review best practices for both using these applications and uploading digital scans of records to the software. Registration required Register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvf-itrT8sG9LQBPOq9GrwnjpZjKnilbLG  

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]]> Resources for Organizing and Digitizing Your Materials https://www.permanent.org/blog/resources-for-organizing-and-digitizing-your-materials/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/resources-for-organizing-and-digitizing-your-materials/#respond Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:47:44 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=5586 Getting started with organizing and digitizing your materials can be a challenge. Do you feel overwhelmed by pulling all your materials together and organizing them? Do you have lots of photos in scrapbooks, documents in folders, home videos on VHS tapes, or other media that you don’t even have a player for? What equipment do you need to digitize your materials? What settings are best for different media types? We’ve compiled some resources for organizing and digitizing your own materials to help you get started. It’s hard to find comprehensive resources for organizing and digitizing your materials at home. We’ve done the research for you so you can focus on the important work of organizing ...

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