1. PRESERVATION IN A DIGITAL WORLD Presented By: Darrell Garwood Imaging Lab Manager Library and Archives Division Kansas State Historical Society Dgarwood@kshs.org 785-272-8681, ext.141

2. Analog Digital –Scanned images –Camera images –Born digital images –Digital recordings If you don’t save it, it is gone.

3. Analog Equipment dependent Deteriorating or stable Reformat, save or recycle original

4. Digital Equipment dependent Deteriorating or stable Reformat, save or recycle original

5. Scanned Images Scanning parameters File format Uncompressed and lossy tiff for images Uncompressed AIFF or WAV encouraged for audio Mp3 discouraged Semi-compressed MPEG2 for video

6. Scanning Work Flow

7. Preservation

8. Has my work been compressed? Compression is a bad word for digital formats of any kind. Select a lossless and uncompressed format to store your master files and recordings. TIFF, AIFF or other non-proprietary file format Find a SAN, somewhere. Cloud????

9. CDs and DVDs These are storage mediums, not stone. Verify, verify, verify. Establish a refresh cycle of 3 to 5 years.

10. Friends NDNP Regional Library System-ILDP Kansas Humanities Council-Preservation grants

11. QUESTIONS