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Re: [ARSCLIST] Preservation Philosophy and Management
On 19/07/03, Tony Greiner/Mary Grant wrote:
> On the philosophy of preservation:
>
> Newspapers could be preserved if one library in each area decided to
> save one newspaper. Here is Portland, one could save the "Oregonian"
> another the "Tribune" another "WIllamette Week" etc. Thus, no
> institution would take on too great a burden. The same sort of thing
> could be done with sound and video records- if some sort of voluntary
> organization was set up to coordinate things.
Are libraries still microfilming newspapers, or are they just throwing
them out?
Regards
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Don Cox
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