Resources

There are all kinds of PDA self-help resources on the web. Along with my “doctor” metaphor there is the personal trainer, you can think of my services in a similar way. Anyone can go to the gym, others need customized one-on-one help. That said, I hope you find these links useful.

Personal Digital Archiving resources (Library of Congress)
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/

Personal Digital Archiving Day Kit
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/padKit/resources.html

Using a Controlled Vocabulary to Organize Digital Photographs
https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/using-a-controlled-vocabulary-to-organize-digital-photographs–cms-23344

Recent PDA Conferences
https://pda.missouri.edu/scholarly-resources/for-information-professionals/recent-pda-conferences/

Complete Workflow And Backup For Photo + Video (video tutorial) http://www.chasejarvis.com/workflow-and-backup-for-photo-video/

COMPANIES & SOFTWARE (sorry Mac only)

DiskCatalogMaker Mac (pay optional cataloging software)
http://diskcatalogmaker.com/

NeoFinder (Top tier disk cataloging software w/ checksum feature)
http://www.cdfinder.de/

ChronoSync (Back-up & Synchronization))
http://www.econtechnologies.com/chronosync/overview.html