http://practicalarchivist.com/can-i-destroy-my-originals-after-i-digitize-them/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://practicalarchivist.com/can-i-destroy-my-originals-after-i-digitize-them/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Sally J. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:00:00 +0000 http://practicalarchivist.com/can-i-destroy-my-originals-after-i-digitize-them/#comment-329 Whoa, Allyson. Thanks for sharing that wonderful cautionary tale. I'm adding it to my Digital OOPS! file. Whoa, Allyson. Thanks for sharing that wonderful cautionary tale. I’m adding it to my Digital OOPS! file.

]]> http://practicalarchivist.com/can-i-destroy-my-originals-after-i-digitize-them/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Allyson Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:55:00 +0000 http://practicalarchivist.com/can-i-destroy-my-originals-after-i-digitize-them/#comment-324 Oh I will shout it. I worked with the archives of a design firm for several years. One of their European offices decided to scan & dump their slide collection ("Everyone uses Powerpoint now"). No sooner had the slides gone in the dumpster than they realized most of the scans weren't high-resolution, or were poor quality. Making it worse, they were all saved onto double-sided CDs that no computer can read now. Oh I will shout it. I worked with the archives of a design firm for several years. One of their European offices decided to scan & dump their slide collection (“Everyone uses Powerpoint now”). No sooner had the slides gone in the dumpster than they realized most of the scans weren’t high-resolution, or were poor quality. Making it worse, they were all saved onto double-sided CDs that no computer can read now.

]]> http://practicalarchivist.com/can-i-destroy-my-originals-after-i-digitize-them/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Anonymous Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:59:00 +0000 http://practicalarchivist.com/can-i-destroy-my-originals-after-i-digitize-them/#comment-320 Please, You need to answer this question very firmly as NO A THOUSAND TIMES NO!!! I'm not shouting just giving emphasis. Please, You need to answer this question very firmly as NO A THOUSAND TIMES NO!!! I’m not shouting just giving emphasis.

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