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Old 06-05-2008, 05:25 AM   #27
Mindy
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Interesting overall, but take exception to:

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Originally Posted by TadW View Post
(6) electronic media become degraded over time - nothing guarantees preservation like ink on paper;
??? Beg your pardon?
Ink fades, paper crumbles, and it takes a huge amount of effort to preserve them, which is why only exceptionally important documents are subject to that sort of treatment.
Digitization doesn't solve all the problems by any means, but if it saves even one document from being lost, then it's a worthy effort.
Not going to comment on the who's, how's and why's though; any such project will create controversy.
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