[WEB4LIB] Nicholas Baker in the Chronicle of Higher Education

[Masters, Gary E]

I hate to toss the paper, but sooner or later it can be a hazard.  Does
anyone know where we can get the money to save paper?  Personally, I have sf
magazines from the 50's and they are really yellow to brown.  

On the other hand, there are lots of horror stores about microforms that can
not be read or have mold on them or for some reason don't work right.  

I know of several scanning projects that were not that great - some of the
ProQuest stuff is average at best.

What should we do?

Gary Masters



	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Drew, Bill [SMTP:drewwe at MORRISVILLE.EDU]
	Sent:	Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:24 AM
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	Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Nicholas Baker in the Chronicle of Higher
Education

	Here is the blurb from the Daily Chronicle:

	IN HIS LATEST BOOK, the author Nicholson Baker cautions 
	   libraries against moving forward too quickly with information 
	   technologies that could lead to the destruction of printed 
	   library materials.
	   --> SEE http://chronicle.com/free/2001/05/2001051003t.htm


	While I haven't read his book, the interview in the Chronicle shows
a well
	thought out argument for keeping the physical material after it has
been
	digitized.  I don't find much to argue with him on.
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