Re: AIS: REF: AIS as International Registration Authority

On Dec 8, 2004, at 5:41 AM, Robt R Pries wrote:

John mentions some interesting thoughts that deserve more time than I have to develop. But here are a few quick thoughts.

John wrote the following questions.
How long do photos last?  Oh, you meant digital?
How many people have CD burners?

These have more to do with how one goes about archiving image information than whether or not the plan i have suggested is viable.

If there is no good archival storage methodology, the plan is not viable no matter what else.



Presently we have no society wide concensus that this is the way to go. But I have done some research into all types of storage and find that every one has serious drawbacks unique to the type of media. I tend to believe that the harder problem will be getting images in the first place no matter what the format.

I agree with that, exacerbated by the ability (or lack thereof) of taking a color accurate picture

For this reason I believe the collection of media should be in any and every form possible. How the archivists choose to store it is another matter. More importantly as and after it is being collected it should be utilized by printing articles in newsletters and illustrated checklists, websites, etc.

sure

To answer Johns question more specifically: Photos can be scanned and digitalized, Cd's produced on a home machine are believed to last on average as little as five years. The archivist does not need to recieve images on CD if they have access to a photo and slide scanner. Any professional archivist will tell you the longest lasting records are printed matter on acid proof paper. I frequent the Missouri Botanical Garden Library wher there are beautiful prints over 200 years old.

Different kind of paper (not even acid-free) and different inks. It doesn't relate to how we would produce prints.

It is certainly possible to produce an illustrated printed record that would last longer then any of us plan to be around. This passed on to the next generation allows them something to work with with their future technologies. But if the data is not collected now, it becomes more questionable in the future as to whether that new picture is of the plant it contends to be.

True, an all the more reason for us to be clear on what we can and cannot accomplish.

None of this changes the fact that no one should ever try to identify a cv from a picture.



John                | "There be dragons here"
                         |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
                         |  to indicate the edge of the known world.

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