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More than that, they use 4 different styluses and let you choose which one you think sounds best for a particular record. I think it's kind of sad that this is
by jandrese 6y ago
More than that, they use 4 different styluses and let you choose which one you think sounds best for a particular record.
I think it's kind of sad that this is a purely volunteer effort and not an official effort of the Library of Congress.
- aidenn0 6y agoI'm on the opposite side; I think it's an amazing example of private actin for a public service.
- jandrese 6y agoI'm annoyed that it is necessary though, as the official institution who is tasked with preserving recorded works is failing to do their job.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoI would encourage you to contact the LoC to express your dismay and your desire to see them improve: https://www.loc.gov/contact/ https://www.loc.gov/contact/ You will want to address your correspondence to Carla Hayden, the current Librarian of the LoC.
- Denvercoder9 6y agoI expect it's better to contact your member of Congress to request a budget increase for the LoC. According to Wikipedia, the LoC has only a $6-$8 million/year budget for digitization.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoThat is also a necessary effort, and I appreciate you pointing it out. My apologies for not enumerating in my above comment.
- aidenn0 6y agoI'm not. I think the LoC is a single point of failure for curation. No single institution is going to preserve everything, so having multiple institutions, public and private, is far better than relying on a single public institution to get things right.