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Estimating archiving costs for engineering records [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1997.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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11 pages : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary:
Information technology has completely changed the concept of record keeping for engineering projects -- the advent of digital records was a momentous discovery, as significant as the invention of the printing press. Digital records allowed huge amounts of information to be stored in a very small space and to be examined quickly. However, digital documents are much more vulnerable to the passage of time than printed documents because the media on which they are stored are easily affected by physical phenomena, such as magnetic fields, oxidation, material decay, and by various environmental factors that may erase the information. Even more important, digital information becomes obsolete because, even if future generations may be able to read it, they may not necessarily be able to interpret it. Engineering projects of all sizes are becoming more dependent on digital records. These records are created on computers used in design, estimating, construction management, and construction. The necessity for the accurate and accessible storage of these documents, generated by computer software systems, is increasing for a number of reasons including legal and environment issues. This paper will discuss media life considerations and life cycle costs associated with several methods of storing engineering records.
Report Numbers:
E 1.99:la-ur--96-4749
E 1.99: conf-970737--1
conf-970737--1
la-ur--96-4749
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Published through SciTech Connect.
02/01/1997.
"la-ur--96-4749"
" conf-970737--1"
"DE97001670"
41. annual American Association of Cost Enginnering (AACE) meeting, Dallas, TX (United States), 13-16 Jul 1997.
Lamartine, B.C.; Stutz, R.A.
Funding Information:
W-7405-ENG-36
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