Storage Format: Hard copy (ie. printed text and photographs on stable, archival paper) represents a low technology, common denominator as a storage medium that ensures data accessibility and relative longevity (barring any cataclysm that destroys or damages the archive itself: flood, fire, insect infestation, climatic degradation, etc.). This is the reason why archival photographic films are appealing for long term information storage. Using principles of basic chemistry, high quality photographic prints can be made from the film resource. The information contained on the film can be subsequently transferred to a digital environment (via high resolution scanning) where it can be manipulated by "state of the art" image processing technologies for administrative, research, or design purposes. Data Storage Film Storage Fractal Storage Digital