Such is the speed of technological deleopment that when I looked into
the same problem six months ago that the MBF (mean time before
failure) of CD ROMS is now expected to be 25 years. It is stil not
centuries, but with the amazing ease of access and the ease of
copying CDROMS, they do appear to be a good alternative, if not a
substitute for books.
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 08:31:57 -0500 (EST)
> From: Thomas Izbicki <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: E-TEXT COSTS
> To: Monastery Library <[log in to unmask]>,
> [log in to unmask]
> Reply-to: [log in to unmask]
> Microfilm, if handled properly, both by publishers & by libraries, should
> last for decades, even centuries; but not all of it is produced properly
> or stored in climate controlled rooms inacid-free boxes. CD-ROM,
> however, when our preservation committee examined the question about 2
> years ago, was expected only to last about 7 years - a truly frightening
> thought.
Frederik Pedersen
Department of History
King's College
University of Aberdeen
Meston Walk
Old Aberdeen
AB24 3FX
Scotland
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|