What are the philosophical implications of choosing to preserve information on analog media like microfilm versus digital formats?

Sep 15, 2008 ... Index cards were created to reference over 20 different record series in use between 1893 and 1975. The records are microfilmed images or ... Jan 25, 2016 ... ... use of microfilm to preserve valuable original documents. At the outbreak of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called for an ... Jun 20, 2019 ... This is very exciting news for us, and for our patrons, as many of the early records of the Smithsonian were microfilmed decades ago, in an ... Aug 23, 2023 ... The Library's microform collection includes both 35 mm microfilm on a reel and 10 x 14 mm flat microfiche. Fiche is the French word for "card", ... ... MICROFILM SYSTEM. VARIOUS LEGAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED WHICH MIGHT REQUIRE COURTS TO LIMIT, OR EVEN REJECT, HE USE OF MICROFILM. Convenience film-Microfilm copies of records created only for convenience of use and considered nonrecords under the Government Code, Section 441.031(5). Jun 24, 2024 ... Microfilm is a photographic film that stores documents in a miniature format, typically on reels. It's used to archive newspapers, periodicals, ... Apr 15, 2019 ... Digitizing microfilm and a well-used Haggadah ... Way back in 2011, the Libraries began a partnership with the Institute for Microfilmed Hebrew ... Jul 14, 2020 ... Why is microfilm still being used? ... To be redundant, microfilm is a great long-term storage method for records preservation. If stored properly ... Microforms produced directly from a computer are being used to produce parts catalogs, hospital and insurance records, telephone listings, college catalogs, ...