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The thinness of paper makes it versatile for physical transfer of analog data. Paper can be delivered by postal mail, pneumatic tube capsule, carrier pigeon (see RFC 1149 and RFC 2549), or rolled into a bottle and thrown into the sea. As for digital transfer, it can be scanned and faxed. A drawback of paper-based data storage is its ease of deletion: fire, water, animals, and shredders pose threats to data stored on paper.
 
The thinness of paper makes it versatile for physical transfer of analog data. Paper can be delivered by postal mail, pneumatic tube capsule, carrier pigeon (see RFC 1149 and RFC 2549), or rolled into a bottle and thrown into the sea. As for digital transfer, it can be scanned and faxed. A drawback of paper-based data storage is its ease of deletion: fire, water, animals, and shredders pose threats to data stored on paper.
  
It can also be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8MwFndHwbo&list=PL9C74D1E7C0F066FE&index=41&feature=plpp_video goat chow]... as a bit of trivia, goats are able to digest cellulose fibers such as paper, making it nutritious to them in a way it is not for humans (which [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GMaLuyTHbY&list=PL9C74D1E7C0F066FE&index=26&feature=plpp_video doesn't always stop them from trying]).
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It can also be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8MwFndHwbo&list=PL9C74D1E7C0F066FE&index=41&feature=plpp_video goat chow]... as a bit of trivia, goats are able to digest cellulose fibers such as paper, making it nutritious to them in a way it is not for humans (which [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GMaLuyTHbY&list=PL9C74D1E7C0F066FE&index=26&feature=plpp_video doesn't always stop them from trying]). Maybe [http://boingboing.net/2014/04/29/edible-cookbook-printed-on-las.html books printed on lasagna noodles] would work better.
  
 
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* [http://rt.com/news/library-fire-lebanon-violence-176/ Thousands of books, manuscripts torched in fire at historic Lebanese library]
 
* [http://rt.com/news/library-fire-lebanon-violence-176/ Thousands of books, manuscripts torched in fire at historic Lebanese library]
 
* [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2014/01/letter-from-lebanon-a-bookshop-burns.html Letter from Lebanon: A bookshop burns]
 
* [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2014/01/letter-from-lebanon-a-bookshop-burns.html Letter from Lebanon: A bookshop burns]
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* [http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/State-Library-s-tough-calls-on-what-to-save-what-5156008.php#page-1 State Library's tough calls on what to save, what to shred]
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* [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/prayer-archimedes A Prayer for Archimedes]
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* [http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/2/12/mold-destroys-600000-library-books/ Mold destroys 600,000 library books]
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* [http://www.wired.com/2014/05/newton-papers-q-and-a/ The Strange, Secret History of Isaac Newton’s Papers]
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* [http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/09/where-books-and-more-go-to-wait/ Where books (and more) go to wait] (How Harvard library stores and retrieves its books)
  
 
== Technologies of paper and writing implements ==
 
== Technologies of paper and writing implements ==
 
* [http://science.time.com/2013/06/21/woody-harrelson-sustainable-paper-salesman/?iid=sci-main-lead Paper made from straw, by Woody Harrelson]
 
* [http://science.time.com/2013/06/21/woody-harrelson-sustainable-paper-salesman/?iid=sci-main-lead Paper made from straw, by Woody Harrelson]
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* [http://www.gadgetpics.com/gallery/7034/15-incredible-uses-for-poop Paper made of animal poop]
 
* [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49849/are-there-number-1-pencils Are there Number 1 pencils?]
 
* [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49849/are-there-number-1-pencils Are there Number 1 pencils?]
 
* [http://lifehacker.com/generated-paper-features-over-40-printable-paper-and-no-477561870 Generated Paper: templates for ruled lines, etc.]
 
* [http://lifehacker.com/generated-paper-features-over-40-printable-paper-and-no-477561870 Generated Paper: templates for ruled lines, etc.]
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== Other links and references ==
 
== Other links and references ==
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper Paper (Wikipedia)]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper Paper (Wikipedia)]
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* [http://digitize.archiveteam.org/index.php/Paper_Media Digitize the Planet: Paper Media]
 
* [http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/134136 What causes "old book smell"?]
 
* [http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/134136 What causes "old book smell"?]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html Hammermill collage of paper on the job in 1950]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html Hammermill collage of paper on the job in 1950]
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* [https://twitter.com/corkcolibrary/status/421036506523107328/photo/1 Napoleon's traveling library (picture)]
 
* [https://twitter.com/corkcolibrary/status/421036506523107328/photo/1 Napoleon's traveling library (picture)]
 
* [http://www.bookfinder.com/books/bookfinder_report/BookFinder_Report_2013.mhtml Top 100 most searched for out of print book titles (2013)]
 
* [http://www.bookfinder.com/books/bookfinder_report/BookFinder_Report_2013.mhtml Top 100 most searched for out of print book titles (2013)]
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* '' Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper'', by Nicholson Baker : ISBN 9780375726217
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* [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/makers-of-paper-app-ask-facebook-to-change-new-app-name/?_php=true&_type=blogs&hp&_r=0 Apps battle over rights to name 'Paper']
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* [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/20/wikipedia-1000-volume-print-edition-crowdfunding Wikipedia 1,000-volume print edition planned]
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* [http://www.ntis.gov/services/digitization.aspx Digitization - Lose the paper. . . . . Keep the information! (US government)]
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* [http://atz0.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/the-day-fe-social-end-of-lifed-support-on-my-paper/ The Day FE Social End of Lifed Support on my Paper Business Card]
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* [http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/may/01/scanner-ebook-arms-anus-optical-character-recognition Scanner for ebook cannot tell its 'arms' from its 'anus']
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* [http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/medren/index.html Digitized manuscripts at Penn]
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* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/textmus.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Textual Works]

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File Format
Name Paper
Ontology
Released ~200 BC

Various sorts of paper

Various sorts of paper

Paper is a medium for the representation, storage, and distribution of Written Languages, as well as pictures and artwork (though photography is often distributed instead on photographic paper which is different in composition from normal paper). Writing on paper can be done by hand (with pens, pencils, crayons, paint, or other implements and pigments) or printed via various devices. Paper can be a medium for digital information as well, through media such as punched cards, punched tape, and bar codes.

Paper was invented in China somewhere between the 2nd century BC and the 2nd century AD, and eventually replaced such earlier writing media as papyrus (made from plants) and parchment (from animal skins). Gutenberg's printing press using movable type (around 1450) popularized the use of paper for mass distribution of writing, though Chinese inventors had used similar techniques much earlier. Paper is made from cellulose pulp, from wood (or other plant fibers) or rags.

Many forms of paper (especially the cheaper kinds) contain acid which eventually causes its deterioration, causing archival preservation difficulties. Archivists and collectors often use acid-free bags and boards to store paper documents and artifacts. Some paper items originally produced as ephemera have become rare and valuable collectibles, including comic books, trading cards, and postage stamps. For such items, preserving their original "mint condition" is considered highly important.

The thinness of paper makes it versatile for physical transfer of analog data. Paper can be delivered by postal mail, pneumatic tube capsule, carrier pigeon (see RFC 1149 and RFC 2549), or rolled into a bottle and thrown into the sea. As for digital transfer, it can be scanned and faxed. A drawback of paper-based data storage is its ease of deletion: fire, water, animals, and shredders pose threats to data stored on paper.

It can also be goat chow... as a bit of trivia, goats are able to digest cellulose fibers such as paper, making it nutritious to them in a way it is not for humans (which doesn't always stop them from trying). Maybe books printed on lasagna noodles would work better.

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