Archiving your work in the Digital Age

摘要

Architectural libraries and archives are confronting myriad technological challenges as digital-born files increasingly comprise the essential stories of buildings. Gone are the days of organizing paper-flat files of sketches, drawings, and correspondence-while also trying to preserve deteriorating wood models. These concerns are now coupled with the acquisition of hard drives stocked full of three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) models, two-dimensional drawing files, building information modeling (BIM) files, digital photographs, videos, emails, reports, and marketing materials. Accepting, processing, maintaining, and storing all of this information, and making it accessible on a long-term basis, is a mind-boggling task.