--- Eric Holzenberg <ejh@GROLIERCLUB.ORG> wrote:
>> But even then, there is only so much information you can glean from a
>> picture, digital or otherwise. Researchers will always need access to
>> the original.
I'm with Eric. As a researcher (albeit mainly bibliographical), having to
use a surrogate is anathema. I'm surprised that booksellers are advocating
the use of surrogates. Of course their stance is high-minded, but are they
planning to abandon selling the real thing in favor of scanning (plenty of
which, regrettably, I am offered on ABE).
Donald Farren
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