History buffs can breathe a sigh of relief.
JFK's documents and memorabilia are well on their way to being
preserved and protected for generations to come, according to John
F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, deputy director Tom
McNaught.
The library is working with the Hopkinton, Mass-based
information management and storage provider to protect the archives
of both personal and professional Kennedy documents and photos
using the EMC Centera FileArchiver system.
McNaught said one of the catalysts for looking for a storage
system like that provided by EMC, was the result of approximately
40,000 negatives of the Kennedy's that were destroyed in the
9/11terrorist attacks.
"Kennedy photographer, Jacques Lowe had stored (the negatives)
in a vault under the World Trade Center (where) he thought they
would be safe," said McNaught.
The JFK Library archives contain more than eight million pages
of papers -- personal and presidential -- of JFK, as well as over
400,000 photographs, 11,000 hours of audio recordings and over
1,000 hours of video.
Tom Heiser, senior vice president and general manager of EMC's
Centera division, said the cost of storing information online is
reduced significantly, making it a more economical option.
Heiser added that he now has customers who are asking how they
can preserve content not just for years or decades, but
forever.
"We're planning an ILM (Information Lifecycle Management)
environment (at the JFK Library)," said Heiser. "We will be using
Centera for the long-term retention of information."
While still in the early stages of the project with the JFK
Library, the objectives include long-term preservation, online
access, and remote replication of documents in the event of a
disaster, he said.
The Centera system has also been deployed at NZZ newspaper in
Switzerland, one of the oldest newspapers in the world, and at the
Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Wiemar, Germany after fire destroyed
30,000 volumes in 2004, according to Heiser.
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