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Article: Lessons from the past require preservation.(information tech)
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- Information Outlook
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- November 1, 2004
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So there I was in Buenos Aires at IFLA and I picked up the local English language newspaper and, to my surprise, found two great cautionary tales about library preservation projects!
Cautionary Tale #1
During the Qing Dynasty in China (1644-1911 CE), there was a powerful emperor, Qianlong. He was very interesting--a real Renaissance guy. He reigned for almost 60 years, from 1736 to 1795, ruled 300 million people, and achieved a number of great intellectual and cultural achievements. In addition to being a musician and calligrapher, he wrote over 44,000 poems and thousands of essays.
He was also intimately interested in the workings of government ...