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CHICAGO — Scholars and scrapbookers alike need your help with saving their most important digital content. But how do you translate your professional knowledge as a librarian or archivist into practical skills that novices can apply to their own projects? “,” published by ������ýEditions, will show you the way. Editor Brianna H. Marshall and a team of expert contributors break down archival concepts and best practices into teachable solutions for your patrons’ projects. Whether it’s a researcher needing to cull their most important email correspondence, or an empty-nester transferring home movies and photographs to more easily shared and mixed digital formats, this book will guide you in offering assistance, providing:

• explanations of common terms in plain language;
• quick, non-technical solutions to frequent patron requests;
• a look at the 3-2-1 approach to backing up files;
• guidance on how to archive Facebook posts and other social media;
• methods for capturing analog video from obsolete physical carriers like MiniDV;
• proven workflows for public facing transfer stations, as used at the Washington, D.C. Memory Lab and the Queens Library mobile scanning unit;
• talking points to help seniors make proactive decisions about their digital estates;
• perspectives on balancing core library values with the business goals of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other dominant platforms; and
• additional resources for digging deep into personal digital archiving.

Marshall is director of research services at the University of California, Riverside. Previously, she was digital curation coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds master of library science and master of information science degrees from the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing.

purchases fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. ������ýEditions and ������ýNeal-Schuman publishes resources used worldwide by tens of thousands of library and information professionals to improve programs, build on best practices, develop leadership, and for personal professional development. ������ýauthors and developers are leaders in their fields, and their content is published in a growing range of print and electronic formats. Contact ������ýEditions at (800) 545-2433 ext. 5052 or editionsmarketing@ala.org.

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