[or-roots] Destroying old Microfilms

[W David Samuelsen]

The FHL film masters are kept in a vault in Granite Mountain southeast
of Salt Lake City. They never leave. Only copies are made and sent to 
Distribution Center or to the FHL. Only copies are in circulation.

I've seen some places who don't take good care of microfilms and microfiches.

David Samuelsen

DanM wrote:
> I spose all the bright light of the reader degrades them too.
>    Don't the originals stay out of use in the dark tho ?
> Dan M
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> From: "Aloha Analanie" <yukahana at yahoo.com>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:47 PM
> Subject: [or-roots] Destroying old Microfilms
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>>They are destroying themselves; that's the point. 
>>Film has a finite life and has to be recopied because
>>it becomes scratched and brittle with use and with
>>time. Image quality degrades with subsequent copies. 
>>This is why they are digitizing old films.
>>
>>Aloha
>>
>>
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