The Library of Congress: Digital Preservation

(Competency #10 : Internet)

Using Google's search engine, I typed in different combinations of keywords with hopes of finding an alternative site to Library of Congress, but none were found. Keywords included: digital preservation, preservation tools, preservation materials, preserving digitally, etc.

With kw: digital preservation, The Library of Congress > Digital Preservation website was listed as the number one result. Others listed in the top ten were organizations (universities, companies, etc.) and those with blogs on the subject that have not been updated in the last year or two. I've decided to list LC's Digital Preservation website. LC DP provides newsletters, access to digital collections, a list of tools and partners, publications, podcasts, and the list goes on. This by far has been the most useful (up-to-date) website with a chock full of helpful links, information, and resources.

 http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/

Library of Congress Podcasts

(Competency #3- Podcast)

For my class, I performed several searches using various search engines to help me locate a podcast on or close to digital preservation, but was unsuccessful. The search engines used were those listed in my class (http://www.podcastzoom.com/, http://www.podanza.com/, http://www.podcastsearchservice.com/) and two outside aside from those (http://www.getapodcast.com/, http://www.google.com/). In my efforts, I was lucky to find podcasts that were rarely updated and/or did not pertain to my blog topic. Instead, I found interest in the Library of Congress' podcast available at http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/. Using Google's search engine, Library of Congress' podcast was retrieved in my top results list. The Library of Congress provides three podcasts for anyone to subcribe or browse through and they are: National Book Festival, Slave Narratives, and Music and the Brain.

• National Book Festival Podcasts are interviews of the award-winning authors of books from the festival.
• Slave Narratives Podcasts include both first-source interviews and histories of the hardships of slavery.
• Music and the Brain Podcasts provide lectures, conversations and symposia on new research in cognitive neuroscience and music.

In a sense, any podcast is relevant to digital preservation. The use of a podcast is a practice of preserving information digitally. Explore any podcasts of interest to you, and remember that you are listening to information that has been digitally preserved for users like you to access now and in the future.

Related Blog

Using Google's search engine, I was able to locate another blog on digital preservation. Most blogs listed in my search either had no posts related to the topic of my blog, or were "dead" blogs.

Ten Thousand Year Blog, http://davidmattison.ca/category/digital-preservation/

The author, David Mattison who is an archivist and historian in Canada, sheds light on what other organizations, companies, and countries are doing to digitally preserve their materials for future use. His blog dates back from October 2008 with blog posts not just on digital preservation, but from web 2.0 to digital archiving.

The Library of Congress

A website filled with helpful links, information, and tools on digital preservation. Dive in to discover more on digital preservation:"Library of Congress: Digital Preservation"
Also, located on the bottom left-side of this homepage, there is a link to a short presentation on digital preservation. Check it out!