02-20-2013, 07:01 PM
Quote:As someone who is a university librarian in my day job, and a serials librarian to boot, I implore to adopt the print and digital model. It will ultimately give the most flexibility and in the (very) long run it is the only real method of preservation. I can go to the shelf in my collection and take down a 300 year old book and read it, who knows if a electronic version will be available in 300 years time from now? I understand your concerns about dead trees and I share them* but if your really want to ensure the best chance at preservation, then distributed paper copies of JRMES in university libraries throughout the world is probably your best bet.As someone who is responciple for a government archive I can only second that. About once a month I throw old stuff in the bin: not paper, but discs and VHS tapes that no-one can read anymore. I bet that electronic data will be around in 300 years time, but I know what data can no longer be accessed after just 10.. :unsure:
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
