In the News: Photographic Archives provide in-depth view of history

Preservation in action

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7457795.stm

Providing an interpretive dialog along with preserved photographic images, military historians are able to provide an in-depth view of the events of D-Day in World War II using military intelligence photographs taken from the air. By coupling the oral history of people who were involved in the event with photographic records, many of which would not otherwise be widely available to the public, the impact of this presentation is made to be more valuable than the sum of it's individual part...

In the News - British Library audio preservation project

Time's running out to preserve our treasures

Summary:

Digitization at the British Library has allowed many people to conveniently access information that was previously available only in the library itself, and even then required patience to access. But the digitization road has not been simple - a great deal of work goes into making sure that the preservation solution meets the goals of the library. Adding to the difficulty is the rapidly diminishing availability of older technology needed to access sound recordings, making the process a race against time.

Works Referenced:

Holder, D. (2008). Time's running out to preserve our treasures. Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved May 28, 2008 from http://education.guardian.co.uk/librariesunleashed/story/0,,2274851,00.html