Exploring the Roles of Digitisation and Microfilming in Preserving Australian Newspapers for Permanent Access
Creation of derivatives for delivery to user (automated). Online storage for derivatives and working space Offline storage for masters and preservation Undoubtedly, Australian libraries will implement a variety of approaches for the various ‘states of beingin which their newspapers exist. These states of being include aspects such as levels of use, levels of fragility, whether the newspapers have been microfilmed to preservation standard already or not, and the age of the newspaper. These states have their associated imperatives, which, together with cost information, will influence decisio...