Archive organization

Today we are going to be talking about backing up and organizing your digital files. Life in the digital world can be dangerous and messy, so we need to make sure we have everything saved and easily accessible. Not to mention it is time-consuming and frustrating to not be able to find what you are looking for. Where to Store Digital FilesFirst, let's discuss the 3 ways to store digital files, and the pros and cons of each. 1. Local: These are files saved directly to your device. They can…

Assuming you’re a writer or a thinker, why should you care about the way you take notes? If you want to think creatively and write original articles and books, you need to form associations in your mind effectively. Notes can help you with that if you adhere to a few basic principles.

Learn how to organize important documents in a binder that you can grab and go, fit in a carry on, store in a small safe, and move easily.

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figure 1: Emily Dickinson Boxes at the Amherst College Library, Archives & Special Collections. Photo credit: Margaret M. Dakin.[i] MSS Index (“Lord Letters”) Emily Dickinson Collection Finding Aid (Amherst College Archives & Special Collections) The archive is not the desk; that is, the manuscripts (and, in the case of the virtual archive, the digital surrogates of

Using Niklas Luhmann’s ‘slip box’ method, I’m finding better ideas everywhere