The ability to scan microfiche is but the latest advance in a long history of record capture and retention. Over the years, methods of capturing and storing data have changed significantly. Originally, paper records, reports, documents and images were preserved in sometimes massive warehouses with rows of file boxes sorted into varied systems, according to the nature of the data and the quirks of the person or people doing the sorting. Over the course of time, the documents might be pulled from the storage boxes, reviewed for various reasons and returned to the same box or sometimes misfiled in nearby boxes. The sheer volume of paper made accurate record-keeping a near impossibility.

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