Saving files for the future
Archivists working to replace aging paperwork with digital copies
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Every day, its archivists move files from storerooms to digitalization offices, check file numbers and the order of pages, undo bindings and repair damaged pages before scanning and saving them on the computerized system.
They even use electric irons to smooth wrinkled paper. "By keeping the iron between 40 C and 50 C and using it quickly, you can remove wrinkles," one of the workers said.