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Re: microfilm vs. off-site storage



Bridgette:
I have long been an advocate to microfilming and have not changed my mind in
this age of CD's and scanners. We have our own microfilming department. We
copy most Arkansas newspapers, plus other publications. We also are able to
borrow MSS material, church records, business records, school census
records, etc. from private individuals, businesses, institutions, etc. and
microfilm them and then return them to the owner. If we find a particular
MSS collection in  our holdings getting a lot of use, such as the famous
David O. Dodd Civil War collection, we microfilm it and require that our
patrons use the microfilm copy. Microfilming has been along a long time, has
a great shelf life, and there are many ways to view and copy it. Keep up the
good work.

Russell P. Baker, CA
Arkansas History Commission and State Archives
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-6900
www.ark-ives.com
russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us <mailto:russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us>


-----Original Message-----
From: Bridgette Kelly [mailto:kellyb@UCC.ORG]
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 2:20 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: microfilm vs. off-site storage


Hi all!

Just got out of a meeting with my supervisor and I think we may finally get
the microfilm reader/printer we've been wishing for (long before I got
here)! My supervisor's angle is that it would be cheaper to microfilm what
archival material we can to maximize the usage of the limited space we
have, as opposed to housing it off-site. Has anyone done a comparison study
that would like to share their information? We have some microfilm already,
but no reader/printer. This seems like the perfect opportunity to address
several issues in one foul swoop (getting stuff microfilmed rather than on
CD; easier for researchers b/c can look at microfilms on site rather than
going down the street to the public library; etc.). I just need some
figures to prove it is more economical. :)

Once again, thanks for your collective wisdom! :)

Bridgette

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Bridgette A. Kelly, Archivist
United Church of Christ
700 Prospect
Cleveland, OH  44115-1100
216-736-2106     kellyb@ucc.org     www.ucc.org

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