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Re: Technological obsolescence



At an institution where I worked I walked in the first day to find that the
Papers of the Vice-President's office had been conscienciously preserved --
on 8" floppies. I asked if they knew what language the files might be in, if
they had any idea of the content or extent of the records, and also if they
had a machine that could still access the files. All I got was a blank look.
They wouldn't let me discard them....

Laura Jacobs
Information Literacy/Archives
JDH Library
UW-Superior
Belknap & Catlin
Superior, WI 54880

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