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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. GET SOME PRIORITIES!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The most horrible off-site backup tragedy in recorded history occured five minutes ago, and all you people can do is talk about whether natural disaster destroy the only complete recordings? My *god*, folks, get some priorities here!