Forbes: Preserving Digital Photos
Arik Hesseldahl of Forbes explores issues related to preserving digital images, including storing negatives and files in multiple locations and storage media becoming obsolete.
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July 26th, 2005 at 6:05 pm
My inner Buddha tells me not to fret; EVERYTHING is, by nature, annica (impermanent). We cannot change that. Even words and works etched in stone degrade (hello, Ozymandius).
My inner librarian tells me it must be preserved for….for…..forever.
But how long is forever? Much longer than it will take all these storage mediums to degrade analogically.
An interesting question would be how long will the item/data maintain relevance making it DESERVING of preservation.
July 26th, 2005 at 7:09 pm
Great thoughts, Alan!
“How long does something deserve to be preserved?” I’m going to chew on that for a while.
I like the lesson Ozymandius teaches us.