In a message dated 11/3/2003 1:40:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< Also,
 remember that micro-film degrades too. It might be better to scan the
 newspapers onto a program and burn CDs? >>

While scanning is certainly an option, film is still considered a more
archival standard than digital technology.  Yes, microfilm will deteriorate, like
anything else, but at a very slow rate.  With proper processing, it should last
hundreds of years.  The great advantage is that it's visible to the eye,
requiring only a magnification system, whereas digital technologies are
machine-dependent and are constantly changing.  Don't count microfilm out yet.

David Haberstich

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