The ideas interview: Richard Masters

Anonymous Patron writes At The Guardian Unlimited Books John Sutherland talks to a senior British Library archive manager about how technology is making it harder, not easier, to secure data for the future
Societies that forget their past have no future. The British Library is an institution that is specifically charged with keeping the national record. It is the country’s memory bank. Established in the 19th century, the problems it faces in the 21st century are explained by Richard Masters, one of the library’s senior archival managers.”