Conserving for the Future by Archiving Our Past: A Story about Technology and Digitization Informed

Conserving for the Future by Archiving Our Past: A Story about Technology and Digitization Informed

Collective Memory

“Conserving for the Future by Archiving Our Past; A Story about Technology and Digitization Informed by a Vintage Paperback Book Collection” written by and released by Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). This 16 page pamphlet discusses the period of change that happens when taking information and digitizing it for digital archiving. Many pieces of informational texts just talk about the before and after, but do not go into how this impacts society once everything is said and done and through the process of taking such classic works and placing them for digital works for the world to see.It discusses what happens to those bits and pieces of information once they have gone through the processes and are uploaded in their designated servers. It mostly focuses on the negative impacts that this may have, stating that the original “essence” of such works can be lost when transformed into a digital version. It takes a very informational topic and creates a sense of empathy for our previous works. This would be a very valuable addition to the archive because it brings in a very neglected point of view that is not considered much in the modern day and age of technology. Students need to be informed of the potential losses that may come when doing a action that may be simplifying our lives, but also losing the effects of nostalgia that come within such works. The true purpose of these works are questioned as to being lost or misused when turned into digital versions.

ERIC

2010

Clara Pulido, Jacquelyn Curtin, Truc Duong

ERIC_EJ913573

ERIC EJ913573: Conserving for the Future by Archiving Our Past; A Story about Technology and Digitization Informed by a Vintage Paperback Book Collection. ERIC, n.d.