Personal Digital Preservation

THATCamp Switzerland11-11-11

About this workshop

Slides available on SlideshareBookmarks listed on Diigo

Follow this link: bit.ly/tcch-pdp About me:Alexandre Garcia | digital archivist@souslapoussiere on Twitter

Save your memory

Protect your rights

Risks and threats

Don't trust the hardware

Risques touchant le matriel:Chocs, accidents

Dgradation physique / chimique

Obsolescence technique (avoir un lecteur ou la connectique disponible + systme de fichier compatible)

Vol, perte

Don't trust the software

Risques lis aux logiciels:Formats de donnes ferms

Non-portabilit des donnes

Obsolescence des formats de donnes et des logiciels permettant de les lire

Donnes cryptes ou protges par mot de passe: perte des cls

Mesures prendre:

Disposer de plusieurs logiciels permettant de lire les donnes

Eviter la multiplication des formats

Adopter des formats ouverts

Oprer des migrations quand ncessaire

Exemple de Prezi

Don't trust the cloud

https://twitter.com/#!/nico_AsLi/status/111316548194549760

Qualit du service (backup?)Continuit du serviceScurit et confidentialit des donnesTraitements oprs sur les donnes (reformatage?)

Mesures prendre:Attentiion aux CGU, ToSVrifier la possibilit de rcuprer facilement les donnes

Don't trust yourself

Risques de mauvaises manipulations!

Mesures prendre: agir avec mthode

Myth #1

I don't need to create folders. Google is my friend.

Myth #2

Storage is cheap.

Why bother?

Dans un environnement pro, la gestion du stockage cote cherDans un environnement perso, la gestion du stockage prend du temps

Slectionner ce qu'on veut conserver pour ne pas garder l'inutile et travailler trop

Hard Drive 1 TB140 / 172 CHF

Swiss National Sound ArchivesDigital Archiving Services

1 TB / year 3'065 / 3'780 CHF

Let's preserve some data!

Know your stuff

What is it?

Where is it?

Do you have to keep it?

How will you use it tomorrow?

Is it really yours?

Can somebody else keep it for you?

File your stuff

File to manage

File to retrieve

File to keep what you need to keep

Filing plan

Files and folders names

Structure rflchie, prvue pour le long terme (par exemple pas lie un projet de recherche), permettant les mises jourNoms de fichiers intelligibles, bien formsFormats de fichiers en nombre restreint

Save your stuff

File formats

Choose the right hardware, but not only one

One central repository

+ Backup+ Backup (elsewhere)(+ Backup)

L.O.C.K.S.S.

Don't forget your stuff

Check it

Update it

Preserving images, photos and videos

File formats

File names

Preserve the highest quality (master)

Never edit the master file

Preserve the metadata

Preserving emails

Issues:Webmail vs. desktop software

Attachments

Some resources

Personal Archiving: Preserving Your Digital Memories

http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/you/

Claude HUC: Prserver son patrimoine numrique, Eyrolles 2010

Photo credits

3)http://www.wordle.net/4)Flickr/howzey CC BY-NC-ND4)Flickr/jsmoorman CC BY-NC-SA5)Flickr/pictureperfectpose CC BY6,7)Alexandre Garcia CC BY6)Wikicommons/Shizhao CC BY-SA9)Flickr//ladymixy-uk CC BY-NC-SA10)Flickr/fredr CC BY-NC-ND11)Flickr/ontdesign CC BY-NC-SA13)Flickr/theplanetdotcom CC BY-SA 14)Flickr/wwworks CC BY15)Flickr/sararah CC BY-NC-SA16)Flickr/ickypic CC BY-NC-SA17)Flickr/kaptainkobold CC BY-NC-SA