22 Jun
2001
22 Jun
'01
2:47 a.m.
On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Ethan Dicks wrote:
Talk to Doug Jones. He recommends dismantling the
book carefully
for the best quality copies/scans. The idea here is that the
information in its copied format is more valuable than the slivers
of dead trees that it currently resides on. Yes, books are a
valuable resource, but these are not unique books - they are
reference works that were published by the thousands. Once in
digital form, they are trivial to disseminate in a way that
is impossible for the originals.
I completely recommend AGAINST destroying the original. Not only is it in
some cases a historical artifact on its own, if the digital copy were ever
to be lost then you're SOL.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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