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Preserving The Past: Archival Preservation Of Observatory Publications Via An Optical Disk Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Brenda G. Corbin
Brenda G. Corbin*
Affiliation:
U. S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C. 20392-5100

Abstract

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Important research in astronomy and many star catalogues have been published in observatory publications during the last century and a half. Many of these older volumes are now in poor condition and conservation experts estimate they will not survive another 100 years if action is not taken. This paper describes a proposed project to preserve these volumes using optical disk technology.

Type
Part I: Historical Research
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 133: Mapping the Sky: Past Heritage and Future Directions , 1988 , pp. 115 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1988 

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