Professional Reading Shelf
Libraries
Source: SLA, ALA, AALL, ALISE, ARL, MLA
U.S. library associations set up Library Disaster Relief Fund to rebuild libraries destroyed by the tsunami
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NARA–Electronic Records
Source: Federal Computer Week
E-records research in jeopardy
“Archivists and historians nationwide are mounting a major campaign to stop the dismantling of the National Archives and Records Administration’s grants program, which is responsible for electronic records research. Office of Management and Budget officials slashed all funding for the 70-year-old National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) in President Bush’s proposed fiscal 2006 budget. In addition to e-records research, NHPRC funds historical projects.”
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Digital Storage
Source: NIST
How Long Should Digital Storage Media Last?
“Knowing that CDs and DVDs will last for a certain number of years is critical to many government agencies, as well as to hospitals, banks and other organizations that store massive amounts of vital data on optical disks. But, how long is long enough?”

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