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Saving Digital History

Posted by timothy on from the problem-that-keeps-getting-discovered dept.

Gavinsblog writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the Library of Congress in the U.S. plans to initiate the $100 million National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). It is hoped that the project will lead to the preservation of data that is constantly changing on the Internet. But I wonder who will choose what is worth saving?" This may remind you of the LOC's effort to preserve and digitize the audio collection in the National Recording Registry.

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  1. Off-topic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So nice to see -any- mention of the many protests that took place this weekend around the world. There were -huge- turnouts against the potential war with Iraq. Inspiring, to say the least.

    It was good to see the public finally have a chance to voice their disapproval over this entire matter.

    Too bad the same can't be said of /.

    1-2 million showed up in London. It was fantastic!

  2. Re:From the viewpoint of meme theory... by JanusFury · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I agree with your point, but one thing to note...

    People have been saying Christianity is 'dying' or 'going to die' for thousands of years.

    It hasn't happened yet.

    Just some food for thought.

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