Should we store our core knowledge on clay tablets?
<p>Icame across this endearing “library” set up by a civic-minded lady in Amsterdam, where neighbors donate books and replace the books when stolen or lost to the elements. They were shelved in open bookcases exposed to the elements and were in varying stages of decay.</p>
<p>Ihave participated in debates about paper vs. digital books, both internally and with friends. But after reading about the history of the eight oldest libraries in the world, I wonder if, from an archival standpoint, we should store humanity’s most treasured knowledge on tablets instead of paper or digital. Of course, no one will likely carry the Epic of Gilgamesh written on a clay tablet in their carry-on luggage or commuter backpacks. But we have this book, whether printed on paper or downloaded because it was written on a clay tablet and was one of the 30,000 tablets that survived the destruction of the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal (c. 8 BCE) from ancient Nineveh.</p>
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