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Re: PowerPoint vs CDRoms



I would say that if you are determined to preserve the original presentation do not worry about the storage medium, this can always be updated. It is the integrity and readability of the electronic file you need to look after. Store the file on whatever medium you choose, but keep a copy of the software which created/read the file on the same disk/CD etc. Also, create a metadata file ( in the form of a simple text file) which records the technological and archival/descriptive context of the files in question (eg operating system, author etc) as well as details of any migrations or meta-meta data. There are standards available for such metadata. If this seems like too much work then maybe printing the presentation on to slides is the best idea after all...
 
Brian McGee
The Archivist
Cork Archives Institute
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