Remember when Yahoo did this? It is set to open in 2020 - see
http://timecapsule.yahoo.com/capsule.php
Pat
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Patricia C. Franks, Ph.D., CRM
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Sonya Sherman
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 5:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [RM] Work begins on 'digital genome' storage vault
Jay wrote:
"The time capsule aspect seems like a stunt..."
The Planets press release refers to it more as awareness-raising:
http://www.planets-project.eu/news/?id=1273674576
"...Planets will deposit a TimeCapsule to draw widespread attention to the
physical and electronic challenges around preserving digital information for
the long-term."
Raising awareness of the problem is very important for driving development
of a solution/s. For more than a decade, archivists and records managers
have been banging on about the challenge of maintaining long-term access to
digital records - but there's still very little public awareness of the
problem, or industry movement towards a solution.
At the recent AIIM 360, we learned that IT development and enterprise
implementations are now highly user-driven. IMHO we will not resolve the
challenge of long-term accessibility until the average Joe/Jane Citizen
realises what it means for *their* digital correspondence, photos, music,
journalling, etc in the future.
"Replicas of the time capsule will be available to libraries, archives,
science museums and others for research and public exhibit." Rather than
just telling people what will happen to their treasured personal records,
the time capsule allows it to be demonstrated. I've seen the value of this
"ah ha" moment in 2002 - when people in London were able to look at the
900-year old Domesday Book(s) and the 16-year old Domesday laserdiscs... and
physically see which content was accessible.
So the time capsule is a great way of raising public awareness.
Larry wrote:
"I guess this is another case of where practical and theoretical don't seem
to converge soon enough for me... "
The webpage for the time capsule explains:
"An online version will make it possible to experiment with technology to
preserve its contents. "
What a great idea - encouraging collaboration on the problem, with potential
input from all regions, levels and sectors. Many hands (and brains) make
light work.
I think it sounds - potentially - very practical.
Maybe we can actually crack this problem in the next 10 years if we stop
beavering away by ourselves in a dark corner... :-)
regards
Sonya
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