Spectrum Virtual Universities Class Study Project

Data Repositories and Storage of Genealogical Information

This page is available as a collection point for data relating to thedata repositories portion of the project. Data gathered or submitted will be posted here. It also includes resource links to other pages.

General guidelines for storing your data

· When to store data
· Why store data
· How to store data (general)

Data storage materials

· Rewritable (winchester style) media (Permanent mounted drives, removable cartridge)
· Magnetic media (floppy disks, mag tape)
· Permanent and semi-permanent optical media (CD ROM, DVD, and MO )

Terms and definitions

Links and information sources