Archiving of Audio Files at the Library of Congress

Another excellent article from Snopes.com; this one about the archiving standards at the Library of Congress going very retro:

Another interesting bit about how things last - the Library of Congress completed a study on the best medium for near-permanent archiving of their extensive audio collection.  Their conclusion - 78 RPM platters.

The ensuing article about this item of folklore is very in-depth and  realistic about the perils of transfering data from one medium to another.