tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post1320648223439146297..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: How Much Microfilm are We Losing?Marianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-51353941501489972472011-11-28T16:50:29.651-05:002011-11-28T16:50:29.651-05:00You should read Nicholson Baker's Double fold ...You should read Nicholson Baker's Double fold if you want to really be scared. It comes down to money. Do we want to preserve this stuff? If so, who pays? As a professional librarian I am always interested in these questions.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-39415498661361885592011-11-28T16:21:54.874-05:002011-11-28T16:21:54.874-05:00This is a very major issue that all local historic...This is a very major issue that all local historical societies should address ! The LDS does not have all the films and never will have them . When I come upon this problem in my local resources , I become a nuisance and call college archivists in my area to let them know ! It's important that researchers complain ; do not take what you want and hope the next person will solve it . That citation you made in your research may not be there for the next generation . Can you imagine ? Especially with libraries unloading all their local historical collections .Magdahttp://www.hungarianfamilyrecord.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-76618648685153193782011-11-26T21:01:30.978-05:002011-11-26T21:01:30.978-05:00I do research for the local gene society and besid...I do research for the local gene society and besides the microfilm for newspapers in the library we have census and a lot of other microfilm in the gene section. Most of that microfilm is in good condition, but when I go to the courthouse archives, you can see very well the deterioration of the films there. Last week I was getting a copy of a 1931 probate and it was such a poor copy since the microfilm was nearly unreadable. I also looked up a 1913 probate and it was in pretty good shape. The state archives is digitizing all that microfilm, but starting from the newest to the oldest. I hope they get there before it gets any worse.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-38728590662133410012011-11-26T17:48:26.270-05:002011-11-26T17:48:26.270-05:00There are different types of microfilm. Each type ...There are different types of microfilm. Each type has a different quality. The Family History Library is not the only entity producing microfilm. Our library (when budget times were better) often sent things to the Tennessee State Library & Archives or the Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention to be microfilmed. We've also purchased some that was produced in Knoxville for special collections. Newspapers are often microfilmed at a state level.lorithornton@gmail.comhttp://familyhistorian.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-21957437440301006232011-11-26T10:38:18.312-05:002011-11-26T10:38:18.312-05:00Thanks for the food for thought, Marian. Definitel...Thanks for the food for thought, Marian. Definitely something to think about as we have to continue updating our preservation materials to stay up-to-the-minute. It seemed like just a few years ago we were transferring home movies to VHS and now need to transfer that to digital. <br /><br />Cherry Creek is not too far from where I live either...Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987424576985471215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-28236085945301665542011-11-26T08:52:42.427-05:002011-11-26T08:52:42.427-05:00My hometown's local newspaper converted their ...My hometown's local newspaper converted their old papers to microfilm. The library had copies of most, but not all, of them. My sister used to work for the newspaper so I had access to their store of microfilm...it was kept in the attic of the building and it was hot as can be up there in the summertime. My hometown isn't tiny, but it's by no means a big city. Sadly, they don't care much about preserving their history anymore.Cherie Cayemberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748187506552981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-83811747516706209532011-11-26T08:47:50.532-05:002011-11-26T08:47:50.532-05:00Hi Marian,
Small towns aren't the only places ...Hi Marian,<br />Small towns aren't the only places there are micro film. I know in the mulitmedia room at the HS I attended (a few years back) they had some periodicals on micro film. With budget cuts to the school systems in these hard times it makes we wonder about these as well.<br /><br />JulieJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549508784917546610noreply@blogger.com