Snow Byte and the Seven Formats: A Digital Preservation Fairy Tale

I have written often about the need and the methods of digital preservation. However, I have to admire Tess Webre, an intern with NDIIPP at the Library of Congress, for her article on the same topic. Individuals should start understanding the basics of digital preservation. Tess suggests that, with children creating digital files earlier and earlier, it should be taught as early as possible. The question, of course, is how to get youngsters interested in preserving their data. Fortunately, Tess was able to find a digital preservation fairy tale in the digital archives of the Brother’s Grimm.

The tale of Snow Byte and the Seven Formats may be found at http://goo.gl/hhwOD.