as an archivist I am begging you
put dates on everything
don’t believe digital stuff is preserved forever - if it’s really important (documents, photos, etc) print it out
name your files accurately I know it sucks but please
don’t destroy the original just bc you scanned it
rubber cement is the devil’s adhesive use photo corners and quit gluing shit
you will NOT remember write it down
if you staple things to the inside of a folder I will find you
your public library probably has equipment to digitize old media for free or can at least get you connected with somewhere that does!
glue, tape, and rubber bands will degrade significantly over time and can damage your stuff
on the last point, there are also community archive programs (which may be connected to a public library) where you can digitize your old media and even have the digital copies added to the archives collections
















