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RE: (erielack) ELHS Archives.

Joe,

> I think that the board feels that laundry should not be aired 
> on a list that is not part of the society.
> It should be done on the website.


If you can point me to where that is, I think the folks here would
gladly move this discussion over there. There's no forum on the ELHS
website that I can see...

For now, this is really the only place for discussions like this (please
correct me if I'm wrong)


 
> I didn't mean that Steamtown would't be a good place for it, 
> but I think that a lot of people would be upset if the money 
> that has been dumped into maintaining and holding the 
> archives would be given up if it went someplace that would 
> hold title to it. I guess that their feelings are that ELHS 
> would not have control over it anymore.


I think if the members knew all the pros and cons, I don't think as many
people would be upset as you think. That's just my opinion, take it for
what it's worth. :)


Though I do see what you're saying here. 

By the way, I would be remiss if I didn't thank Scott Randolph, the
current Archivist, for all his hard work he's been doing for the past
two year. Thanks, Scott!



> I have never been to Akron to see them, as I don't have the 
> time. I know that a lot of people have had a hard time with 
> Akron getting to them, even being persistant about it. THAT 
> is wrong, and it should go to a place that it is open.



It still baffles me - WHY IS THERE NO DISCUSSION OF ARCHIVE
DIGITIZATION? What's the fear of this? That would really solve all the
issues of "location, location, location." All the largest libraries in
the nation are undertaking complete digitization of their collections to
allow anyone, anywhere access to this information. As the vast majority
of the archives is made up of "paper," this should be a pretty simple
task (lengthy, but simple in process)



> Again, I hope that the board makes the right decision and 
> puts the archives where they can be viewed publicly and will 
> be without harm, Scranton or elsewhere.

Amen! :)

	- Paul

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