[Genealib] Re: microfilm [subject change]

[Anne Gometz]

Claire Kluskens wrote:

> When the 1940 census is released in 2012 would you/your library want to 
> purchase one or more microfilm rolls for geographic areas that fall 
> within the scope of your collection?  Or will you rely on online digital 
> access from whomever may provide it?


        I still believe in microfilm as long term storage -- and it 
works when the IT connection is down, when Ancestry is down or so slow 
you can't pull up a record, when the image is bad, when the budget is so 
bad that you're losing subscriptions and have to rely on what you own.
        We have a lot of heavily used local materials that no one is 
going to digitize for us and we don't have that kind of budget and 
staff.  If you have microfilm, at least you have something when the 
original paper disintegrates.
          Anne Gometz
          Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library, NC
These statements are my personal opinions and may NOT reflect the 
opinion of my employer.