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In the [[Divided Imperium]], library data services have diminished much as the [[X-boat]] routes have. In various areas, reliable service can still be found-sometimes taken over by a commercial firm, sometimes taken over by a local governmental body. The farther that a message or data must travel, however, the more tenuous is its consistency. And [[X-boat]] messages have difficulty travelling across borders or are sometimes lost to marauding [[pirate]]s. Library data likewise is sporadic and intermittent in its arrival, which causes much of its information to have lost its up to-the-minute flavor. | In the [[Divided Imperium]], library data services have diminished much as the [[X-boat]] routes have. In various areas, reliable service can still be found-sometimes taken over by a commercial firm, sometimes taken over by a local governmental body. The farther that a message or data must travel, however, the more tenuous is its consistency. And [[X-boat]] messages have difficulty travelling across borders or are sometimes lost to marauding [[pirate]]s. Library data likewise is sporadic and intermittent in its arrival, which causes much of its information to have lost its up to-the-minute flavor. | ||
− | In addition, the library data “network” (pretending for the moment that the system still exists as intact as it once was) has lost contact with many of its original sources of | + | In addition, the library data “network” (pretending for the moment that the system still exists as intact as it once was) has lost contact with many of its original sources of data researchers, [[historian]]s, and [[journalist]]s often fail nowadays to submit timely reports of their discoveries. Embarrassing gaps exist in many library data entries today, and severe over-generalization has resulted in misinformation occasionally being published as apparent fact. {{Page cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page= 16}} |
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == |