January 30, 2004
Digital Archiving: Ensuring Storage Space and Access
Graduate students may think their words will be saved forever as bits and bytes when they submit their dissertations and theses electronically. But the national repository that preserves those works is not taking any chances on digital technology: Using an electronic-beam camera, technicians copy each digital dissertation and thesis onto high-quality microfilm.
Such is the state of digital archiving and preservation
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