[Discussion] Digits Fugit! Preserving Knowledge into the Future

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

We've all spent a great deal of time and effort organizing vast
quantities of information in a variety of digital formats. We have now
realized the time has come to focus on preserving the valuable results
of that tremendous effort. In response, the theme for the Museum
Computer Network's 2005 conference will be Digits Fugit! Preserving
Knowledge into the Future.

The good news is that collectively, we have become quite skilled at
creating and delivering digital resources! The not-so-good news is that
we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits
of our labor. And as we know, this is not lacking in complexity!
Fortunately, we have kindred spirits and friends in this effort and we
will be making every effort to bring as many of them as we can to our
conference. We will join forces with the Northeast Document Conservation
Center (NEDCC) who will produce a new two-day curriculum on Digital
Preservation at the Omni Parker House, just before our conference.
Speakers from Harvard, MIT, and the W3C will be on hand to lead
workshops and speak on panels, and we will organize facilities tours of
some of the more well-known digital production and preservation sites in
town.

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