The Complete Guide to Personal Digital Archiving helps to break down archival concepts and best practices into teachable solutions. Whether it's a researcher needing to cull their most important email correspondence, or an empty-nester transferring home movies and photographs to more easily shared and mixed digital formats, this book will show you how to offer assistance.





The book offers:











explanations of common terms in plain language







quick, non-technical solutions to the most frequent user requests







guidance on how to archive Facebook posts, baby announcements, bar mitzvahs, weddings, and other life events







methods for capturing analog video from obsolete physical carriers, like MiniDV







proven workflows for public facing transfer stations







ways to help seniors plan digital estates as heirlooms and memory objects







a look at the 3-2-1 approach to