Thanks for sharing this piece of learned discussion regarding viability of Digitization for long term storage. The significance of Digitized media for the ease of use over the Web is well established. However, it is not a permanent solution from the point of view of archiving cultural records. The change in technology after an interval of every 15-20 years necessitates redoing the whole work once again. This transformation whereas at once is a costly affair (involving new investment for hardware & software) and on the other hand significant data is often lost. The old tested technology of microfilming is a better alternative for the purpose of long term storage. Therefore, a practical approach will be to convert our analogue media into both these media. Regards TANWIR Central Library, Jamia Hamdard New Delhi From: lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of * Mukesh - Monitor * Sent: 10 अप्रैल 2010 20:08 To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Digitization is not a Long-Term Solution Dear Professionals The euphoria that opportunities in the field of digitization generate is great. However, Dr. Martin Luchterhandt, senior archives councillor at the National Archives Berlin, warns about considering digitization to be a universal remedy. Click the link below to know the views of Dr Luchterhandt: http://www.goethe.de/wis/bib/dib/en3616481.htm Happy reading ! Mukesh Anand http://books.monitorinfo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.