Loss of Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age

Lubin Manufacturing Company in 1911 Introduction Lubin Vault Fire Fox Vault Fire MGM Vault Fire National Archives Vault Fire Universal Studios Fire Still Confusing Conclusion Introduction Tom’s Hardware published an article about Nine PBS’s legal battle to recover 50TB of broadcast materials, representing 70 years worth of the station’s history/1 Tom’s Hardware was rather flippant about the situation, stating: This wouldn’t have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives. But this is a major issue. These digital copies are likely the only surviving copies of a piece of history. Could they have done better? Could they have followed the 3-2-1 backup plan? Yes, certainly. It’s easy to pass judgment on an organization when looking in from the outside. However, it’s another matter to actually be in the room, and understand the efforts behind the preservation of these volatile pieces of history. On Bubbles Michael Harley recently posted…