Library and Archives Canada archivist Yvette Hackett looks at a Long Play record at the National Archives in Ottawa in this file photo. (David Chan/Canadian Press)

Many people have cardboard boxes hiding somewhere in their homes that are filled with family heirlooms like baby photos, old newspapers and high school yearbooks. But now that we’ve all come to love our digital cameras, memory cards and CD-DVD burners, chances are future generations will not have the same type of boxes to sift through for easy glimpses into mom’s and dad’s youth.

Digital technologies have changed how we access, manipulate and store information.  In keeping with ELA General Outcome 3, which focuses on managing information, ELAC offers the following link to a recent article posted on the CBC News Website.

Read "Preserving digital photos for your grandkids" by Canadian freelance writer Rosie Lombardi. 

 

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