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Lesk, Michael – Scientific American, 1984
Discusses software developed to organize and retrieve electronically stored data, examining structure of the databases in which information is stored and the physical structure of the storage medium. Hierarchical and relational databases, unordered files, B-trees, and storage/software for specific purposes (such as weather, stock market, and…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Databases
Lesk, Michael – 1992
Intended to stimulate discussion rather than present solutions, this report summarizes how digital technology applies to preservation problems beyond the preservation of print materials. Specifically it describes the problems new kinds of media such as audio and videotape and computer disks pose to librarians and archivists in terms of long-term…
Descriptors: Archives, Audiodisks, Audiotape Recordings, Books