Preservation of paper and textiles of historic and artistic value II: based on a symposium sponsored by the Cellulose, …
by American Chemical Society., Meeting, Washington, D.C.), American Chemical Society., Cellulose, Paper, and Textile Division, American Chemical Society
fromAdvances in chemistry series
Preservation of paper and textiles of historic and artistic value. II: based on a symposium sponsored by the Cellulose, …
by American Chemical Society., Cellulose, Paper, and Textile Division, American Chemical Society., Meeting, Washington), Williams, John C., (John Covington)
fromAdvances in chemistry series
"The ostensible purpose of a library is to preserve the printed word. But for fifty years our country's libraries-including the Library of Congress-have been doing just the opposite, destroying hundreds of thousands of historic newspapers and replacing them with microfilm copies…
"The ostensible purpose of a library is to preserve the printed word. But for fifty years our country's libraries-including the Library of Congress-have been doing just the opposite, destroying hundreds of thousands of historic newspapers and replacing them with microfilm copies…
Describes how libraries across the United States have dismantled collections of original bound newspapers and brittle books to replace them with microfilmed copies, exploring the hidden reasons for such policies.
"Since the 1950s, our country's libraries have followed a policy of "destroying to preserve": They have methodically dismantled their collections of original bound newspapers, cut up hundreds of thousands of so-called brittle books, and replaced them with microfilmed copies - co…
Describes how libraries across the United States have dismantled collections of original bound newspapers and brittle books to replace them with microfilmed copies, exploring the hidden reasons for such policies.