Inventory Can Help Ease Stresses Of Fire, Flood Or Theft

iTaggit always places an emphasis on the importance of securely storing your items information and history on our site. We strive to organize to your life and serve to bring clarity about your things during a time of need. If only the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum had known about us, they might not be facing the organizing woes they are today.
The Associated Press has published a report citing that the library in Simi Valley was unable to properly account for more than 80,000 objects out of its collection of some 100,000 artifacts. The audit in question is connected to an investigation into allegations that a former employee stole from the Reagans' collection of gifts from foreign leaders and other dignitaries. Sadly, the sloppy record keeping at the library has hindered the efforts of the investigators to the point of possibly never completely covering the scope of what all is missing. Numerous storage lapses have also occurred, such as pieces of art being stacked on top of one another, and unwrapped sculptures and vases lying openly in an area prone to earthquakes.
Currently, the situation is bringing about some improvements. Some library volunteers said they were asked this summer to start an inventory project, which could take years to complete. Part of the major problem is that many presidential libraries are understaffed and don't have the same strict preservation guidelines used by most museums, as well as consistently struggling for funding. For more on this story, click here.
iTaggit comes in very handy when you need a quick inventory of your belongings for those “just in case” reasons, such as fire, flood or theft. To start a running inventory of your valuables now will undoubtedly save you time and effort in the future. Let us know if you need any help!

Space Collectibles May Gain Popularity With Recent Finding

You have a new reason to share your Star Trek and Star Wars memorabilia on iTaggit! Space exploration has gone one step further, turning science fiction into a real possibility. NASA scientists have recently released a statement saying they have discovered a fifth planet orbiting a star outside of our own solar system. The significance of this discovery suggests that there are many solar systems in the universe that are packed with planets just like our own. The new planet is said to have a mass about 45 times larger than that of Earth's and may resemble Saturn, but it is relatively the same distance from its sun star, 55 Cancri, as we are from ours. This is the first time five planets have been found orbiting a solar system outside of our own; previously only four had been spotted. Time to collect those old astronomy charts from the attic or closet and see if yours includes any of these new stars. I know I'm holding on to mine that still has Pluto as a legitimate planet! You never know what it might be worth some day. They say 55 Cancri is 41 light-years away in the constellation Cancer, just in case you were curious about its location.

All sci-fi enthusiasts and collectors will love this next part: Life could conceivably live on the surface of a moon that might be orbiting this newly found planet. So far though, a moon would be too small for scientists to find using their current methods of detection. Intergalactic real estate may not be available yet, but it seems that a vacation home among the stars isn't that far away after all.

For the original article and more information on the findings, click here.