I believe my readers are (in) the Future

(pic from here)

Yesterday I received a request from the National Library of Australia to archive my website.


"PANDORA, Australia’s Web Archive, was set up by the Library in 1996 to enable the archiving and provision of long-term access to online Australian publications.   


Since then we have been identifying online publications and archiving those that we consider have national significance. "


Although I have already made that point boldly, I now intend to rewrite it in capslock (after this stint in italics of course)


NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.


Chronicles of Sharnia - nationally significant eh? 


Who'd have thunk it?! 


Tell me, did any other Australian blogs receive this honour?

Or am I really that special?

Hope it is because I am special.

They then go on to tell me of the benefits:

 "If you grant us a copyright licence, the Library will take the necessary preservation action to keep your publication accessible as hardware and software changes over time.  
The Library will catalogue your publication and add the record to the National Bibliographic Database (a database of catalogue records shared by over 5,200 Australian libraries), as well as to our own online catalogue.  
This will increase awareness of your publication among researchers using libraries. "


The preservation part got me thinking.


Wow - how cool - maybe in 100 plus years  when I have kicked the bucket as Sharni - my great, great  grandchildren may discover The Chronicles of Sharnia as part of a school assignment or something.


Just thinking about this spun me out!


I am imagining these future children discovering these here Chronicles (chronicles does make it sound like something the future kids would dig up too!)  and reading through them, bamboozled by their crazy, great great grandmother (aunt/ cousin / whatever)  and what she got up to.


This has inspired me to write to these future people, if they are discovering my blog in its preserved high tech format in the future.... I want you to know that I have forseen you doing so - and I'd like to say .... umm... Hi


Sorry I can't be with you, but maybe you could catch me via a seance?


Ok, no that was silly.


I hope you are reading this and that it provides you a glimpse into your ancestory! 


For the record, I am having an incredible life.


 I am just about to turn 31 when you are reading this. The Vancouver Winter Olympics have started today and ACDC are currently touring Australia.... 


Not really sure what else to say to you in the future, but I guess just the thought that you could be here is really cool to me, so I hope you will take the time to get to know me and other people from your family tree that I talk about! 


Hope the future (your present) is good and that you haven't trashed the planet anymore than we did.


Lots of Love




Sharni xxxx