Re: [ARSCLIST] Digitizing libraries thread...

["Steven C. Barr(x)" <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Karl Miller" <karl.miller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Indeed, what is worth saving is a good question and even more importantly in
my mind is the question, who is qualified to make these sorts of decisions?
>
Well, although the last question looks like it might be extremely
difficult to answer...I see a quite simple answer. Each individual
holder of information will...in fact, to some extent, MUST...decide
for him/her/itself what is worth preserving and what isn't. This only
becomes complex if/when we create some sort of "ultimate preservation
facility" equipped to properly provide long-term storage for ANYTHING
containing information...and then it takes on aspects of what might
be the case if/when some sort of "ultimate health facility" is created,
allowing the cure of any ill...but with a very limited capacity
for clients!

Steven C. Barr
(Oh...don't ask ME what to keep! I'm a dedicated "pack rat"...both
for tangible items and for information...and, as a result, have all
but overwhelmed myself in both cases...)