"I worry that anything digital is ephemeral..." This is a central issue for the digital humanities, which considers how to preserve our digital cultural heritag

"I worry that anything digital is ephemeral..." This is a central issue for the digital humanities, which considers how to preserve our digital cultural heritage for the future. I think we can all agree that software is an important part of history. In the future, it will be increasingly important for historians to be able to use and read legacy format files and software. We need to be able to read digital documents of the past, whether they are from literary authors, government officials, or news outlets.