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| re: | Mass Memory Storage |
In the exhibition area are presented information in various media (Video projection, information cards, objects, etc.) which deal with the subject of Mass Memory Storage.
| 1) | "The Church" has
been collecting and storing the personal data
from over 15 Million persons from around the
world for over 50 years in 1.6 million rolls of
microfilm which are stored in Utah in the Western
United States in a cave safe from nuclear attack.
Each year 30,000 new rolls are added and the
material is made accessible to the public at
Family History Centers worldwide. This project is
the largest of its kind ever conceived, and as
its goal seeks to collect store, and digitize all
genealogically useful information which can be
located before eventual disappearance. This
project was the inspiration for the creation of
the "Great Archive" and "Memory
Arena". |
| 2) | "The Company"
developed a robotic Mass Storage System in the
1970's which files are ordered and physically
moved by a robot monk/librarian. Newer
developments document contemporary digital
storage "Silos" which store information
for banks and the military. A video installation
illustrates the self-destruction of a robotic
mass data storage machine. Another company stores
information in an abandoned Salt Mine in Colorado
with storage space equivalent to 43 football
fields. |
| 3) | Archivist Discussions A collection of discussion on the Internet between international Archive and Record Managers about topics related to the storage of information. The material has been collected by Arnold Dreylatt over a number of years. Themes include: decay of archival materials, natural disasters, filing systems, technological advances in record management, the Patron Saint of Archiving, etc. These discussions are presented as an interactive digital discussion on computer monitors in the Exhibition Area. |
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