Libraries of Alexandria burn all the time

Jim Barksdale and Francine Berman (yes that Barksdale) have a Guest Commentary in the Contra Costa Times. They say the digital information that drives our world and powers our economy is in many ways more susceptible to loss than the papyrus and parchment at Alexandria. By contrast, the Library of Congress has in its care millions of printed works, some on stone or animal skin that have survived for centuries. The challenges underlying digital preservation led Congress in 2000 to appropriate $100 million for the Library of Congress to lead the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program NDIIPP, a growing partnership of 67 organizations charged with preserving and making accessible “born digital” information for current and future generations.

May 22, 2007 by Uncategorized 0

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