You Ask, We Answer
Blogs across the Smithsonian will give an inside look at the Institution’s archival collections and practices during a month long blogathon in celebration of October’s American Archives Month. See additional posts from our other participating blogs, as well as related events and resources, on the Smithsonian’s Archives Month website.
As October is American Archives month, archivists specializing in audio/visual material, photos, and digital objects (or electronic records), together with a paper conservator will be gathering tomorrow, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 10 am to 5 pm on the Smithsonian's Facebook page to field questions posted on the Smithsonian's "wall". From questions about how to preserve family history to how do I make sure my great-grand kids will be able to see my awesome wedding video, we'll answer it all. So come join us tomorrow, we'll see you on Facebook.
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Preserving wedding memories is such an important thing that I hope lots of people take advantage of this opportunity to join you.
It'll be really interesting to see how video formats of the future evolve. It's key to archive anything that's important. So much footage doesn't physically exist anymore - as in it's only on hard disks - it is key, especially with something as sentimental as a wedding video, that we don't wake up one day and realise it's been erased or is no longer compatible with whatever new technology comes along.
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