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有些文献保护专家，对数字技术的出现产生恐惧。似乎正当图书馆和大学的管理工作者逐步认识了保护性摄影工作的重要性的时候，又出现了一种新的具有很大诱惑力的替代技术。数字化成像方案似乎更能吸引外部资金，从而使保护性缩微摄影方案再一次处于次要和资金短缺的境地。另一些保护专家，似乎把数字成像看成是对于保护问题长期寻求的解答。不像模拟成像那样，每一次拷贝都会使质量在一定程度上下降；数字成像可以完好复制，在复制过程中数据不会有任何丢失。本文的目的，是要说明数字成像对于更传统的文献保护方法不具威胁，但它也不是一剂万能的灵丹妙药。我将向大家描述数字技术的好处，即大大改善了资料检索工作，但同时也指出，数字成像在文献保护方面提出自己独特的挑战。数据转换到新的硬件和软件系统，会在保护工作方面，对资料检索的持续存取产生严重的危险。本文的结论将集中介绍一些正在美国进行的确保具有重要文化价值的资料的保护与存取的试验。
Some literature protects experts and fears digital technology. It seems that as libraries and university administrators gradually become aware of the importance of protective photographic work, a new and attractive alternative technology emerges. The digital imaging solution seems to be more attractive to external funding, thus once again protecting the microfilm program in secondary and financial shortages. Other conservation experts seem to view digital imaging as the long-sought solution to the problem of protection. Unlike analog imaging, every single copy can degrade quality to some degree; digital imaging can be done well without any loss of data during the copy process. The purpose of this article is to show that digital imaging is not a threat to more traditional methods of document protection, but it is not a panacea. I will describe the benefits of digital technology to greatly improve the data retrieval process, but at the same time point out that digital imaging presents its own unique challenge in terms of document protection. The conversion of data to new hardware and software systems poses serious risks to the ongoing access to data retrieval in conservation efforts. The conclusion of this article will focus on a number of experiments being conducted in the United States to ensure the protection and access to materials of great cultural value.