[Taxacom] Journals / papers collection

Mon Apr 28 15:52:41 CDT 2014

With all these external
hard drives, all you need is luck! I've been using a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex for
more than three years and it is still up and running but I've heard from people
that lost all their info after a few months of buying an external HD.

Anyway, to avoid losing
all your pdfs in one go, you can always store them on the cloud in addition to
whatever external hard drive you are using. There are several options to do
that but Mega is probably the best choice (https://mega.co.nz/). High transfer
rates and ample space (50 Gb) for free sounds pretty good to me.

If you are using Mac,
you can also use a Time Capsule but it is like most of Apple's product, well,
expensive.

Good
luck!

Luis
Ernesto R?zuri Gonzales

Departamento
de Entomolog?a

Museo
de Historia Natural

Universidad
Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Av.
Arenales 1256 ? Lima 14

Apartado
Postal 14-0434

Lima,
Per?

> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:35:57 -0600
> From: jbruner at ualberta.ca
> To: peter at uetz.us
> CC: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Journals / papers collection
> 
> The hard copy papers are at least permanent while the pdfs can vanish in a
> second.
> I started  going the "modern" pdf route, and then my LaCie 250GB Hi-Speed
> USB 2.0 "little disk"
>  flash drive died in less than 2 years. None of the files were retrievable.
> I got a replacement
> which also died in less than a year. Again none of the files were
> retrievable. If you are going to store your pdfs,
> be sure to backup multiple copies and never use a portable drive with
> moving (rotating) parts.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Peter Uetz <peter at uetz.us> wrote:
> 
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:35:25 +1000
> > > From: "Vratislav Ricardo Bejsak-Coloredo-Mansfeld?  <
> > bayshark at exemail.com.au>
> > > Subject: [Taxacom] Journals / papers collection
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > a.    Is it good to keep papers even if I have already good pdf?
> >
> > No.
> > Since most papers you get are pdfs anyway, there is no reason to hang on
> > to paper.
> > Unless you like to collect dead trees, of course.
> >
> >
> > > b.    Is it good to transfer papers to pdf format and if Yes, What is
> > the best way to do?
> >
> > Yes, because you can carry a million papers on a portable drive that is
> > the size of a cigarette pack.
> > Even better: you can search the full text of those million papers.
> >
> > I have digitized all reprints and photocopies of my taxonomic papers using
> > a Fujitsu ScanSnap.
> > Does the scanning and OCR in one go and scans double-sided and
> > single-sided, using sheet feeding.
> > (Disclaimer: I have no connection to this company; in fact, their software
> > is not perfect).
> >
> > Second-best option: a scanner unit in a photocopier.
> >
> > To annotate papers, you need software such as Acrobat or the like.
> >
> > I only use paper copies when I read them outdoors, which is too bright for
> > a screen (like an iPad).
> > Emotionally, I prefer to read paper over screen, but it has just so many
> > disadvantages.
> >
> > ????????????????????????????????????
> > Peter Uetz, Phd
> > Center for the Study of Biological Complexity
> > Virginia Commonwealth University
> > Richmond, VA 23284
> >
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> >
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