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Table of contents

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Intros

We’ll start by talking about what Preserve This Podcast and this zine are (page 4)

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Preserve

Then, we’ll talk about what preservation is (page 5) and what preservation has to do with digital files (page 6)

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Exercise 1: Get organized!

The first exercise guides you through understanding what types of files you make (page 7) and how to organize those files into folders (page 8) or by naming them descriptively (page 9)

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Exercise 2: Store, backup or lose!

The second exercise covers the so-called “3-2-1” backup rule (page 10) and provides a sample back-up plan (page 11).

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Exercise 3: Metadata archaeology

The third (and last!) exercise covers what metadata is (page 12) and why it’s important (page 13). We’ll close with a note on how MP3s have special metadata “shelves” (page 14)

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Take action!

We’ll end *sniffle* with some steps you can take today to Preserve Your Podcast!