Access Denied: The Discarding of Library History

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1998
Contributors Author: Richard J. Cox
Author: Jane Greenberg
Author: Cynthia Porter
Journal
American Libraries
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pagination
57-61
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Examines issues surrounding discarding library card catalogs. Discuss some uses by historians of past library artifacts to illustrate the potential loss of information in the transition to digital.