Reason #552417 that I love living in the Digital Age

[cyrano]

From Tattermuffin's LJ:
The British Library is in the midst of scanning in online copies of rare/unique/great books so that they can not only be accessed by the general public across the world but also accessed in their entirety.

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I am thrilled increased access that these materials will get, but at the same time I am a little afraid that we will not be so focused on preserving past (and current) written works in physical form once they are scanned. Digital media do not have anywhere near the lifespan of physical media.