Title :
Think Piece: Preserving Records of the Past, Today
Author :
Cortada, James W.
Author_Institution :
IBM Institute for Business Value
Abstract :
I propose that as part of our research and writing responsibilities that we add another: to help create the materials that we and future historians will need, even if we are not rewarded or recognized for doing so. Specifically, I think we should agree to contribute the following to the greater community of historians.
Keywords :
history; archive materials; history; records preservation; Books; Engineering profession; History; Home computing; Information technology; Protection; Reflection; Software libraries; Stress; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2009.30
