The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program at the Library of Congress has long participated in outreach events at the National Book Festival and has hosted two Personal Archiving Day events at the Library, all of which helped Library personnel understand what digital preservation issues were of concern to the general public.
Still, outreach to adults (and near-adults) is a little different than working with 8th graders, so with input provided by Library Educational Resource Specialist Cheryl Lederle-Ensign, Library personnel crafted a program that concentrated on a subject near and dear to the student’s hearts: digital photos.
You can read more on the Library of Congress web site at http://goo.gl/UvtQB
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