End of week

Started reading Double Fold this morning. Looks like an interesting book and it is a relief to be reading something easier to understand than Kuhn! So far the book has touched on aspects of preservation relating directly to our situation at the Schwenkfelder Library. We have major space issues, and have been in the process of trying to decide what we need to de-accession. This has been going own for the past nine years now so we have sold (at auction or book sales) many books, newspapers, etc. However, we have not destroyed any material (except for items that are so badly damaged that they are beyond repair - mostly water damaged books). We are keeping all of our local newspapers even though we have them mostly microfilmed. I have to admit it is tempting to want to throw away items that are on microfilm in order to create space, but I am not convinced that you are preserving only for information. More on this later...