[Artemisia] Feeling Older than dirt

[L.J. Richards]

Oh my frst Constance,
In our museums we have things 2,000 years old that we can still read, turn 
the page without it falling apart, leave the book sitting on the shelf 
properly, etc.  I also have in my museum documents less than 50 years old 
that we have photocopied and photographed because the original is literally 
falling apart.  I forget how many thousands of books every year disappear 
from the national libraries around the world because of bad paper let alone 
CDs, DVDs, etc.  These will not last as long as the black and white 
photograph of 100 years ago.  The "gold" standard for CDs etc. is in your 
pocket, not on the disc.

HE Bronwen
(m/k/a/ Curator)

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> Is it any wonder we have trouble coming up with accurate information on 
> what
> was done over 1000 years ago.  Truly it is a wonder that we are able  to 
> find
> anything.  And now so much is entrusted to computer records, how  much
> advancement would we lose if we could no longer access computers?   Scary 
> thought
> isn't it?
>
> Mistress Constance de la Rose, OL
> Barony of Loch  Salann
> Kingdom of Artemisia
>