Newspaper preservation and access: developments and possibilities
Geoffrey Hamilton
(Head of the British Library Newspaper Library since 1989. Among previous appointments in the British Library were Assistant Director of Administration, Humanities and Social Sciences division (1987–89) and Head of the Official Publications Library (1983–86). His earlier career was mostly in government libraries belonging to the Department of Trade and Industry Library Services group. He is Secretary of the IFLA Round Table on Newspapers.)
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Abstract
Discusses newspaper provision in the British Isles and the services provided by the British Library Newspaper Library. Assesses previous unsuccessful attempts to set up a loan service for newspapers, and the NEWSPLAN co‐operative programme for preservation microfilming of local newspapers. Suggests a co‐operative approach to interlibrary lending of some microfilmed newspapers, with input from advisory bodies such as LINC, SCONUL and the British Library.
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Citation
Hamilton, G. (1992), "Newspaper preservation and access: developments and possibilities", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 43-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641619210154468
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1992, MCB UP Limited