Information Flow: Three Problems Addressing the threat of uninformed actions is necessarily a prerequisite to resolving the most persistent problems confronting the preservation agenda. Three fundamental deficiencies must be remedied in order to inform and enhance the preservation process. - the lack of a cost effective method based on contemporary technologies to acquire the information that comprehensively describes the complex character of cultural resources in their environmental context. - the failure to gather the data generated by a plethora of preservation experiences and case studies into a rapidly accessible, fully integrated information base. - the lack of information processing tools that can manipulate the information base to simulate management or design proposals and in doing so, provide the foundation for better informed management decisions by the designers, engineers, and resource managers who prescribe preservation treatments and formulate resource management strategies. Preservation Context: Multidimensional and Extensive Hope: Emerging Technologies Preservation Information Organization