SIS Preservation

1914: Lubin fire in Philadelphia destroys Oliver Hardy's film debut as well as footage of McKinley?s ambulance leaving the Expo after he was shot. Also lost in this fire Hobart Bosworth's version of The Sea Wolf. 1914- Los Angeles: The lab shared by Keystone and Ince Films has a fire destroying films. 1915- Edison's vault may have had a fire.

Kevin Driedger, author of Library Preservation 2, had a brilliant idea to ask institutions with preservation and conservation responsibilities to post at least one picture a day this week on the theme, "This is what preservation looks like." Everyone tagged their posts with #5DaysOfPreservation. Search the hashtag on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and you will see...

Even under the best of conditions, what kind of immortality does paper offer?

This documentary seeks to answer two questions: How exactly did the people of Pompeii die and why are their bodies so beautifully preserved - although not documentary heritage as such - it is a fascinating glimpse into the past.

This commemoration is a world wide project in where Events, research projects and commemorative ceremonies will be taking place during the four years of 2014 to 2018, marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

Interactive media are highly complex and at high risk for loss as technologies rapidly become obsolete. The Preserving Virtual Worlds project explored methods for preserving digital games and interactive fiction. Major activities included developing basic standards for metadata and content representation and conducting a series of archiving case studies for early video games, electronic literature and Second Life, an interactive multiplayer game.

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