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Baker/Cox debate in Boston



Archivists in the Boston area might be interested in the following press
release.  The debate will be videotaped.  For more information go to
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/alumni/alumnday01.html

PRESS RELEASE

Nicholson Baker and Richard Cox to Speak at Simmons GSLIS Alumni Day 2001

Renowned novelist and essayist Nicholson Baker and University of
Pittsburgh Archives professor Richard Cox will speak to Simmons Graduate
School of Library and Information Science alumni this May 16 in a program
titled "The Great Paper Debate: Original Formats in a Virtual World."

Baker brought libraries widespread public attention in 1994 when he
decried the destruction of card catalogs in The New Yorker -- and earned
himself the enduring enmity of many librarians.  He next tackled the San
Francisco Public Library when it moved into a new building -- without
200,000 of its books.  Baker's latest crusade is for the preservation of
original newspapers, a goal he has supported personally by founding the
American Newspaper Repository.  Baker's newest book, Double Fold:
Libraries and the Assault on Paper, will be published in April.

Cox, a highly respected voice among archivists, has written extensively on
professional issues in archives and records management, and he recently
countered Baker's latest criticisms vigorously in First Monday, the
peer-reviewed internet journal.  Cox offers offer a professional as well
as academic archivist's perspective on the complex issues that surround
the preservation of the past on paper.

The Simmons GSLIS Alumni Association invites anyone who is interested to
join us for what promises to be a spirited debate on a stimulating topic.
Please call the Simmons Office of Alumni Relations at (617) 521-2321 for
registration information.

______________________

Jeannette A. Bastian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Director of the Archives Program
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
300 The Fenway
Simmons College,
Boston, MA 02115

ph- (617)521-2808
fax-(617)521-3192

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