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Double Fold

Libraries and the Assault on Paper

By Nicholson Baker

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| Hardcover | 9780375504440

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Since the 1950s, our country’s greatest libraries have, as a matter of common practice, dismantled their collections of original bound newspapers and so-called brittle books, replacing them with microfilmed copies. The marketing of the brittle-paper crisis and the real motives behind it are tContinue

Since the 1950s, our country’s greatest libraries have, as a matter of common practice, dismantled their collections of original bound newspapers and so-called brittle books, replacing them with microfilmed copies. The marketing of the brittle-paper crisis and the real motives behind it are the subject of this passionately argued book, in which Nicholson Barker pleads the case for saving our recorded heritage in its original form while telling the story of how and why our greatest research libraries betrayed the public trust by auctioning off or pulping irreplaceable collections. The players include the Library of Congress, the CIA, NASA, microfilm lobbyists, newspaper dealers, and a colorful array of librarians and digital futurists, as well as Baker himself — who eventually discovers that the only way to save one important newspaper is to buy it. Double Fold is an intense, brilliantly worded narrative that is sure to provoke discussion and controversy.

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  • Paper wars

    Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper Nicholson Baker (Vintage, £7.99) Settle yourself in for the long haul when reading Double Fold . This isn't because it is a long or boring book. It is because just about every paragraph will make you wi ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • How technology became the librarian's false friend

    People have been worried about the durability of paper since the 15th century. Indeed, the whole purpose of bookbinding for 1,000 years back before that was to protect and preserve the text. Librarians have never forgotten, should never forget, that ... (read full critics)

    spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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  • xii, 370 p., [4] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. 1st ed.Origin: Carly Branscum, Amazon Marketplace

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 384 Pages
  • Edition: 1st
  • ISBN-10: 0375504443
  • ISBN-13: 9780375504440
  • Publisher: Random House
  • Pub date: Apr 10, 2001
  • Dimensions: 1419 mm x 968 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback
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