Xerography and Preservation: Problems and Potential

Abstract

A recent issue of the Association of Research Libraries' Newsletter reported that 70.3 percent of United States libraries have photocopying machines for interlibrary loan and on‐site user services, producing an average of 273,000 page impressions annually. This figure, added to the number of copies made by patrons using coin‐operated machines, copies made for in‐house duplication of dissertations, and those made as a conservation alternative for items printed on badly deteriorated or embrittled paper, indicates our reliance on photoduplication as a means of transmitting and preserving our cultural records.

Citation

Bell, N.J. (1983), "Xerography and Preservation: Problems and Potential", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 69-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047484