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Message-Id: <mailto:199505041753.MAA19488@library.wustl.edu>
Date:         Thu, 4 May 1995 13:47:10 EDT
From: Lee Dirks <mailto:Lee_Dirks@OCLC.ORG>
Subject:      Microfilm
To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB

Message:
In response to the last two postings, it is imperative that
microfilm be produced to guarantee preservation of the original
material's informational content.  In other words: DON'T forget the
microfilm!  We can't be satisfied with the potentially temporary
existence of scanned images, so we must also protect ourselves and
produce a microfilm version of the material which -- if produced and
stored correctly -- should last at least 500 years.  Scanned images
are great for access, but do not guarantee long-term preservation.
Lee Dirks
PRESERVATION RESOURCES
Bethlehem, PA
(800) 773-7222

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