STHC-L: The Science, Technology and Health Care Archives Forum

Re: Time capsules

• Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:50:33 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
• To: sthc-l@library.ucla.edu
• From: Russell A. Johnson <rjohnson@library.ucla.edu>
• Subject: Re: Time capsules
• Message-ID: SIMEON.9906171733.I@bio-s-his004.library.ucla.edu

Jim:

(1) For mechanics/preservation issues/etc. of time capsules:

The ARCHIVES listserv returns to this subject every 6 months or so, 
like clockwork. I don't think ARCHIVES has an FAQ for that topic, but 
the web-based message archives for that list can be searched at: 

<http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html>

Select "search the archives", which takes you to a search form.  I just 
did a search with the following in the "Search for" box:

	time AND capsule

and I checked the "Substring search" box to allow truncation, search 
within words, etc.  I also entered "June 1998" in the "Since" box; I 
wanted only fresh/rehashed messages, not those from 1996.  That 
retrieved 75 messages.

Conservation DistList is also searchable on this topic, via 
<http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/Architext/AT-cool_hypermailquery.html> .

(2) Now, as for comments on sci/tech/med contents and all that--I'd be 
curious to hear opinions and experiences, too (UCLA will break ground 
for a new, half-billion dollar hospital once it tears down a couple of 
buildings and a parking structure to make room, and I expect we'll be 
hearing queries about making a time capsule).

Cheers,

Russell