Download or read book Double Fold written by Nicholson Baker and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2002-08-13 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 that are difficult to read, lack all the color and quality of the original paper and illustrations, and deteriorate with age. With meticulous detective work and Baker’s well-known explanatory power, Double Fold reveals a secret history of microfilm lobbyists, former CIA agents, and warehouses where priceless archives are destroyed with a machine called a guillotine. Baker argues passionately for preservation, even cashing in his own retirement account to save one important archive–all twenty tons of it. Written the brilliant narrative style that Nicholson Baker fans have come to expect, Double Fold is a persuasive and often devastating book that may turn out to be The Jungle of the American library system.

Download or read book Publications on the Microfiche No 1 etc written by Microfiche Foundation, Delft and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Microfilm Association Standard for Microfiche written by National Microfilm Association. Microfiche of Documents Standards Committee and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Bibliography on Microfiche written by B. P. E. M. Bijmans and published by Delft : Microfiche Foundation (Doelenstraat 101). This book was released on 1965 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Microfiche of Documents written by National Microfilm Association and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Microfiche for the Research Worker written by L. J. van der Wolk and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Microfiche Services in Libraries written by J. H. I. de Bruin and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Newsletter Microfiche Foundation written by Microfiche Foundation, Delft and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The First Book of Information Science written by Joseph Becker and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is information? Storing and retrieving information; Putting information into a computer; Getting information from a computer; Communicating information; Finding information in microfilm; The future of information science.

Download or read book Microfiche Equipment written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluating Microfiche Readers written by William R. Hawken and published by Washington : Council on Library Resources. This book was released on 1975 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Western Books on China Published Up To 1850 written by John Lust and published by . This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalogue describes some 900 works published from 1550 to 1850, as well as 300 additional items reprinted in collective works, all in the library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. It therefore covers the first great phase of Western involvement in China, ranging from reports of envoys to khans of the medieval period down to the writings of diplomats, merchants, military figures, missionaries, and so on of the early 19th century. As might be expected, many rare editions are included, for example, a handful of those rarest of prints, the xylographs published in Macao or Beijing in the 17th century. The catalogue is classified by subject area of publication, and includes indexes of authors and titles, as well as a supplementary subject index, and Chinese title index.

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