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Category Archives: personal archives

Be Prepared … and Flexible

As we are going into the field to collect digital files from people’s homes and offices I am learning what items I should bring with me in my Digital Archivist’s toolbox.  Based on our most recent activity, here’s what I’m putting into my travel toolbox: USB drive and CD disk with basic software tools such […]

A Word About Digital Files and Acquisition Negotiations

As we begin to bring into the MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections born-digital material from personal archives, we are reviewing our guidance documentation for language that supports our custodial, administrative, and access needs as they relate specifically to digital files.  Some of the resources that we have been looking over for examples are:  the […]