Hurricane Sandy Highlights the Problems of Digital Archives
Title
Hurricane Sandy Highlights the Problems of Digital Archives
Subject
Archives
Description
Eyebeam, the new media-focused nonprofit that takes its home in a cavernous Chelsea warehouse extremely close to the water, got hit hard by [Hurricane] Sandy. The water line on the inside of the building rose to three feet, and portions of the interior walls had to be removed. But the real damage wasn’t necessarily to architecture but to the space’s archives, which were stored on supposedly stable media formats like DVDs, harddrives, and tapes.
Creator
Chayka, Kyle
Publisher
HyperAllergic.com
Date
20 Nov. 2012
Contributor
DeJesus, Angela M.
Rights
©2014 Hyperallergic Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type
Website
Files
Collection
Citation
Chayka, Kyle, “Hurricane Sandy Highlights the Problems of Digital Archives,” Digital Archiving Resources, accessed April 25, 2024, https://dar.cah.ucf.edu/items/show/162.