[Irtalk] BBC News - Google's Vint Cerf warns of 'digital Dark Age'

[Hilton Gibson]

The other alternative is to convert everything to an open digital format
now.

*Hilton Gibson*
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On 17 February 2015 at 11:13, Ina Smith <Ina at assaf.org.za> wrote:

> Therefore software programmes also need to be digitally preserved, and
> also the equipment if possible. Might become an expensive process if not
> properly managed. Therefore a digital preservation policy needs to be in
> place.
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> Kind regards
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> Ina
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> *From:* irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za [mailto:
> irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za] *On Behalf Of *Hilton Gibson
> *Sent:* 17 February 2015 11:06 AM
> *To:* irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za; Duraspace; fabteam at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> *Subject:* [Irtalk] BBC News - Google's Vint Cerf warns of 'digital Dark
> Age'
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> "I worry a great deal about that," Mr Cerf told me. "You and I are
> experiencing things like this. *Old formats of documents that we've
> created or presentations may not be readable by the latest version of the
> software because backwards compatibility is not always guaranteed.*
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> "And so what can happen over time is that even if we accumulate vast
> archives of digital content, we may not actually know what it is."
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> http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31450389
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> *​Also see:
> ​http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Preservable_Digital_Objects
> <http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Preservable_Digital_Objects>*
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