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Re: Media for long term preservation of records
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"Grevin, Fred" <[log in to unmask]>
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Records Management Program <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:04:11 -0400
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Donna, I would say roll microfilm (not microfiche or aperture cards) is
ONE medium of choice for preservation, and not only for paper--you can
output digital files of many types to microfilm, at a cost that is
trivial.

Best regards.

Fred
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-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Donna.K Bridges
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:59
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Subject: Re: [RM] Media for long term preservation of records

Thanks for the responses.  
One more question not related to electronic/digitized records.  
Is microfilm still the preservation media of choice for paper?
Donna

>>> Jesse Wilkins <[log in to unmask]> 4/3/2008 9:43 AM >>>
Hi Donna, 

What Fred said. There are some materials that will last longer than
that, or are at least claimed to last longer than that by the
vendors(!), but the much larger issue is access to hardware capable of
reading such media in 15 or 50 or 100 years, to a computer that can
interface with such a reader (drivers, cabling, etc.), and to software
that can interpret the data on the media. 

The best you can do today in my opinion is to select good quality media,
use standard media types and file formats, store them in reasonably
stable environments, and plan and budget for migration every 5-10 years.
It's an ugly solution, but it's better than about anything else readily
available today. 

Regards, 

Jesse Wilkins
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