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British Library warns of ‘black hole’ in history if websites and digital files are not preserved

January 25th, 2009

Mail Online – “Historians face a ‘black hole’ of lost information if we do not preserve websites and other digital records, the head of the British Library warned today. Chief executive Lynne Brindley said our cultural heritage is at risk as the internet evolves and technologies become obsolete.”

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