Ask the Smithsonian, they have rooms full of old, outdated machinery  
they need [and need to maintain, and find parts for], to make use of  
the outdated types of media they have, and could not read or utilize  
otherwise.

Nancy

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Apr 3, 2008, at 7:42 AM, Vejnar Robert J. wrote:

> Are there ANSI standards for digitization?  I cannot find any.   
> What is the LVA to do in 2, 4, or 7 years when the equipment and/or  
> software changes for digitization?  Migrate the collections from  
> the old standard to the other?  Where is the staff going to come  
> from to do that?  Where is the money going to come from to do that?
>
> There are, though, ANSI standards for microfilm, and the equipment  
> and technology are relatively inexpensive and stable.
>
> Digitization is fine for making collections accessible, but is  
> currently incapable of ensuring the long-term preservation of the  
> information.  Until the latter is addressed, microfilming with  
> remain the standard for preservation.
>
> Information on this can be readily obtained from the professionals  
> at the Society of American Archivists website at www.archivists.org.
>
> Robert Vejnar
>
>
>

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