Discarding acetate microfilm masters

Gary Saretzky <gsaretzk [at] co__monmouth__nj__us> writes

>Jennifer Lloyd <jlloyd [at] nla__gov__au> writes
>...
>>I am grappling with is this: Should we discard the original
>>cellulose acetate camera master?
>...
>...  My
>suggestion would be to store the acetate masters in cool or cold
>storage in a different location as a disaster backup and for such
>time as they are needed for digitization.

And if you *really* can't preserve the original longer for some
reason, consider seriously depositing it in an archive that can do
it.

Reto Kromer
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CH-1024 Ecublens VD
Switzerland
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