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ERIC Number: EJ538027
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0008-820X
Defunct Newspaper Libraries: Why Keep Them?
Jones, Sister Martin Joseph
Catholic Library World, v66 n1 p31-34 Sep 1995
Describes the value of defunct newspaper morgues, with a focus on the E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State University (New York), and provides the historical background of two Buffalo newspapers. Discusses challenges facing the special collections librarian: storage facilities, requests for information by patrons from all over the world, indexing, and preservation. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Higher Education, Indexes, Information Storage, Library Collection Development, Library Facilities, Library Services, Newspapers, Preservation, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Historical Background; Special Collections (Library); State University of New York Coll at Buffalo