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Re: Terms in use - "Archives"
My question is "For whom have the terms 'archives' & 'archival' lost
meaning?" What terms do they propose to substitute? I'll not be called a
'paper pusher', that's for sure! :) The standards committee needs to
remember that slang is a very fluid language, and any short-term misuse of
the words will blow over long before they can agree on suitable
replacements. :) In any case, why should we cede these terms to a bunch
of young hooligans who wouldn't know an 'archives' if it bit them on the
butt :) :) :) . And that's MY $.02 !! ttfn - Jill in Alaska (whose
jaw is still hanging open in disbelief, but hoping that maybe someone is
pulling our collective leg).
Jill L Schneider
USGS - Alaska Technical Data Unit
907-786-7457
jschnidr@usgs.gov
http://tundra.wr.usgs.gov/wrmrsAK/
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