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Musty
The idea that it is journalists only who perpetuate this image of
"dusty" or "musty" archivists is interesting. Actually, I find this
precise imagery in many recent histories, written by scholars and
academics. The imagery is pervasive, long-lived, and unlikely ever to
disappear.
Richard J. Cox
Professor
Department of Library and Information Sciences
School of Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
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