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Acting Borough Archivist
Valence House Museum
Becontree Avenue
Dagenham
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By the end of the 20th century, the growing use of computers has meant that archive collections nowadays often contain floppy disks and CDs. Magnetic media is known to have a very short lifespan.
The physical format, plus the problem of the contents being written with hardware and software which has become outdated, adds further concerns for archivists whose duty it is to preserve significant historical material for ever.
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Tahlia Coombs
Acting Borough Archivist
Valence House Museum
Becontree Avenue
Dagenham
RM8 3HT
Tel: 020 8227 5222
Fax: 020 8595 8631
Email: tahlia.coombs@lbbd.gov.uk|
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