tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post399778437270031414..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The paper glacier descends on the happless genealogistJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-87481663910929102602011-11-16T21:11:37.384-07:002011-11-16T21:11:37.384-07:00James,
My approach: digitize all documents and ph...James,<br /><br />My approach: digitize all documents and photographs. Throw away any documents and photographs that are not "original". Give all the original documents and photographs away to other researchers in exchange for their information or services. I then use lulu.com to print hard bound (8.5X11) books of all the documents and photos. This way the only hard copies I have are bound books. Obviously, there are some photos I keep for myself.Scott Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-9956612775895017482011-11-16T12:30:31.090-07:002011-11-16T12:30:31.090-07:00For a person so sensibly fond of libraries and oth...For a person so sensibly fond of libraries and other manuscript repositories as thou, James, it was somewhat disappointing to read "Here is the point, there is unlikely to be any paper filing system, absent the space and resources of a document repository with a paid staff, that will adequately take care of a glacier's worth of documents." Yes, and it takes the work of the individual familiar with its contents to begin the organization, doesn't it!<br /><br />Conservation-grade document storage / organization systems do exist. Inexpensive, lightweight, collapsible shelving systems exist to hold them (so helpful to use once document organization begins).<br /><br />It is so easy to think that electronic venues offer long-term solutions. But last Spring's electrical debacle that destroyed part of a notable Cloud operation in VA, and the ice storm that knocked out power in a large section of the US electrical grid several years ago -- resulting in destruction of many computer systems both due to the outage and during startup -- should make us think twice about long-term feasibility.<br /><br />When should any one of us begin to organize the Paper Glacier? Immediately. Do it a little at a time. Even a half-hour in each of 4 days per week can begin making a dent in the mass. Your post has prompted me renew my own vow to begin -- this week!Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.com