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ERIC Number: EJ664957
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Paper, Digits, and Bytes: Putting Our Culture's Memory at Risk.
Adams, Dennis
Educational Technology, v42 n5 p55-58 Sep-Oct 2002
Discusses information storage techniques and problems that libraries face with deteriorating paper materials as well as previous storage techniques, such as microfilm. Considers the loss of information when original paper sources are destroyed and newer techniques become obsolete and suggests approaches to minimize the loss of critical information, including digital data. (LRW)
Descriptors: Information Storage, Microfilm, Obsolescence, Preservation, Printed Materials
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Digital Data