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"If the thought of backing up e-mail evokes feelings of dread, spare a thought for Australia’s librarians who are racing against the clock to digitize millions of decaying photographic images before nature has its cruel way.

"While IT managers may worry about whether their document management solutions are legally up to scratch, photographic curators – charged with the safekeeping of Australia’s pictorial history – have to deal with a pervading smell of vinegar as their cellulose assets shrivel and die."

Julian Bajkowski. Race Against Time to Digitize Decaying Images. ComputerWorld. March 23, 2005.

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