CRISTAL Information Management: As the volume of digitized images and associated data files increases, the need for a comprehensive information management tool becomes essential. The CRISTAL System (Computerized Relational Information System and Total Algorithmic Language) is a spreadsheet based information system that manages information in three basic forms: 1... Spreadsheet files: Numeric, tabular, or computational information stored in cells of the spreadsheet; macro commands can be placed in spreadsheet cells to provide the means to automatically execute a set of predefined operations. 2... Image files: Graphic and visual information stored in digital form that can be displayed, annotated, or manipulated by the image processing functions of CRISTAL. 3... Text files: Descriptive information stored in standard ASCII format, including information created with the built-in CRISTAL editor, or generated by another word processing, database, or spreadsheet system. CRISTAL: 4 Preservation Issues CRISTAL: Frame Grab CRISTAL: Macro Language CRISTAL: Interactive CRISTAL: Integrated Information Environment