From another curmudgeon--

"media" is a *plural* noun.  The singular is "medium."  Thank you!


> Storing images of documents on
>an electronic media is not a substitute for good old low-acid paper and
>permanent ink. It is a great distribution media, but not a great
>archival tool. Unfortunately (or fortunately if you're in my business)
>electronic storage media are evolving at such a rate that 10 year old
>media is often quite difficult to use today (have you seen a functional
>8" floppy disk drive lately?- how about an in service IBM card punch?).
>
>Electronic archival is not a media. It is a process of continually
>moving information from one format to another over time. Today CD-ROM
>is one of the most stable media. The data format on it may not be.
>
>Just something to think on from the old curmudgeon.
>
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Janis Beth Wilkens
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