BBC iwonder: Are we running out of space?

Libraries and archives, too?

Technology has helped libraries to deal with space, but it cannot magic away the problem. The digital revolution, with ‘physical information’ – books – compressed into terabytes, still requires warehouses of computer servers. Preserving digital material, keeping it readable, can be more difficult than parchment and paper. …

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