Contemporary Methods of Digitization – Panagiotis Zigouris
2nd Edition – 2023
Digitization process, archival methods and documentation of films, photographs and various other conventional and digital sources.
A book by Dr. Panagiotis Zigouris
Now available at Amazon
ABOUT
A book missing from the internet.
Nowadays where technology is advancing at a fast pace, it is a fact that many technologies are becoming obsolete immediately and many data, analogue and digital based on these, are becoming inaccessible and will be lost permanently.
Every day a large number of photos either in the form of print or digital from legacy devices, files, videos etc. are deleted or destroyed without any substantive method of recovering them. This phenomenon occurs not only privately but also in the public sector, in companies, archives, libraries, and in almost any form where archival material exists.
Digitizing, archiving and documenting.
This book describes a fully documented and thorough method of digitizing, archiving, and documenting material from various digital and analog sources. In order to save this material from deleting, destroying or storing it in inaccessible sources and media, and to create digital libraries with a structured, and most likely long-term, future use.
What can you expect.
You will not find historical data on file storage formats or other issues, as well as analysis of handling old devices and methods as this is not its purpose. Only information necessary to substantiate the procedures is provided.
There are many methods of digitization available for us, but there are no substantial and detailed ones adapted to our needs. The book is about to fill that gap.
The book was completed in 2019 after three years of research, (with some corrections and additions in 2020) and published in April, 2020.
The second edition with corrections, improvements and additions was published in September 2023.
Panagiotis Zigouris
Academic and Research Links:
Zenodo Link: https://zenodo.org/records/21312321
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21312321
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1568-0237
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2q7aeAoAAAAJ
International Academic Citations of his work:
Digitization of Bulgaria’s ethnographic archival heritage (2023)
University of Sofia
https://periodicals.uni-sofia.bg/index.php/AR-NBg/en/article/view/1352
Implementation of the Community Program Conscious Arsipres (Masdara) Office of Library and Archives of Surabaya City (2023)
Gadja Mada University – Jakarta Indonesia
https://etd.repository.ugm.ac.id/penelitian/detail/230528
https://etd.repository.ugm.ac.id/home/detail_pencarian_downloadfiles/1259656
Short Biography
Panagiotis Zigouris was born in Athens, Greece in 1977.
He is a doctor (Ph.D) in Computer Science & Engineering. University of Leicester.
From 2003 works as an independent (freelance) computer and network engineer.
He was also involved (most notably) in the Olympic Games Test Events (2002-2004), in the Olympic and Paralympic Games “Athens 2004” in the area of technology, in Rhodes Island Games 2007, again in the IT department, as IT staff in the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2011, to the Greek Olympic Winners Asssociation as Digital Technology Manager, in the Filathlitikos Athletic Association as a consultant for the development of digital applications for sports education and corporate responsibility and finally to the Non-Profit Organization “Academy: Society and Sports” as a strategic planning consultant.
He is specialized in safe storage and database security, corporate and individual, while constantly participates in conferences and workshops for the security and the challenges of the modern digital world and the A.I.
He conducts training courses for company employees and executives on computer operation and secure internet browsing and he is an active blogger covering with his articles issues of safety, technology and information, in his area of expertise.
This present book, is his first writing attempt, where he summarizes his experience in Digitization and Data Archival and the methods applied.
Awards:
Hellenic Olympic Winners Association
2026
Ιστορική σύμπραξη στον ελληνικό αθλητισμό με βλέμμα στο αύριο
2025
Το ΟΑΚΑ «Σπύρος Λούης» υποδέχθηκε τους Ολυμπιονίκες και Παραολυμπιονίκες του Παρισιού
2023
Social Contribution:
He is officially registered in the Donor List of the Hellenic Museum of Informatics for supporting and strengthening the museum’s collection, actively supporting technological memory.
Participation in social solidarity actions and support for vulnerable groups:
Οι Ολυμπιονίκες στο πλευρό της κοινωνίας: Πασχαλινή δράση αλληλεγγύης με ουσιαστικό αποτύπωμα
Continuers – Volunteers – Athens 2004
He was also President of the Continuers – Volunteers – Athens 2004 Organisation (Συνεχιστές – Εθελοντές – Αθήνα 2004) from 2013 to 2015
Σύσταση νέου Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου – Συνεχιστές Εθελοντές – Αθήνα 2004
Retro Computing & Contributions:
Known in the Amiga community for uploading Greek documentation and localization catalogs on Aminet, as well as AmigaOS hacks and customisations. (1996-2002)
https://aminet.net/package/game/edit/SWOSEdLoc_GR
https://aminet.net/package/pix/nicon/Greek_Locale
https://aminet.net/package/util/boot/FBlitGuideGR
https://aminet.net/package/util/boot/Amiga_PC
https://aminet.net/package/util/sys/ElladaMOS
https://aminet.net/package/pix/nicon/Sens_Icons
https://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/Rc-Ftpd_GR
https://aminet.net/package/pix/wb/PanosWB
https://m68k.aminet.net/package/pix/wb/PanosNewIconWB
He was also Language Administrator for the Greek Department of ATO (Amiga Translation Organization) 2001-2002.
https://web.archive.org/web/20020802001347/http://home3.inet.tele.dk/ole_f/ato.html
A sample of his work also published in Amiga Format Magazine, Issue 118, Christmas 1998.
As well the Greek translation of Yoda Soccer menus (2d soccer game similar to Sensible Soccer – SWOS)
Links of his work to the Hellenic Parliament and to the Greek National Library
Hellenic Parliament
2nd Edition (English)
https://opac.parliament.gr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=372936
2nd Edition (Greek)
https://opac.parliament.gr/bib/372935
National Library
1st Edition (English)
1st Edition (Greek)
2ng Edition (English)
https://catalogue.nlg.gr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=674362
2nd Edition (Greek)