Future Nostalgia: Safeguarding the Knowledge of Floppy Disks
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The University of Cambridge Library is working to safeguard the knowledge of floppy disks through a project called Future Nostalgia, sparking interest in the importance of preserving outdated technology.
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Future Nostalgia: Safeguarding the knowledge of floppy disks is a year-long project investigating best practice in the preservation of floppy disks in GLAM collections.
The aims of this project are two-fold, first to create a resource to have one central point for safeguarding floppy disk knowledge. Secondly, to enhance this knowledge by interviewing individuals who have worked with floppy disks, and by running several experiments with conservation specialists.
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