Microfilm’s trump card: it tends to last

Blake writes “‘Archivists who stick with the old
`I’m a technology geek, but we have to be cautious’ Microfilm’s
trump card: it tends to last.

Simcoe County archivist Bruce Beacock sees digital technology as a
modern convenience with a limited shelf life.
“It’s access technology, not preservation technology and we don’t know how long the
machines will be around to read it,” said Beacock, who heads up the oldest county
archives in Ontario.
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