OT: database advice

[Kam Leo]

On 4/22/05, Duncan Lithgow <duncan at lithgow-schmidt.dk> wrote:
> In response to some questions from a charity I do some work for I'm
> writing a wikibook 'How to future proof electronic information'.
> 
> I'm stuck on several questions, but let me ask this one here.
> 
> An important is SQL - but sql is for working _with_ the dataset(s). What
> is the format of the _actual data itself_? If I'm recommending selection
> criteria for choosing a database I kinda need to understand this bit...
> 
> The wikibook in progress, which you are welcome to edit, is at:
> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_to_future_proof_electronic_information
> 
> Thanks, Duncan
> 

For archival purposes covert all information onto acid-free paper. 
Also check with the real authorities: Library of Congress.