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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 19, May 6, 2001, Article 7 MICROFICHE David Lange writes: "Some years ago, I purchased a complete set of The Numismatist in microfiche form from the ANA. I used it quite a bit until I joined NGC. Since that time, I've had access to a complete, bound set of originals (1888-93 are reprints, of course), and I'd much rather skim through hundreds of paper pages than hypnotize myself in front of a microfiche viewer. I find it too easy to miss what I'm looking for with microfiche and, of course, I also miss out on the inherent enjoyment of touching the original pages and reliving these moments in time. Perhaps, the best defense of microfilming is this: By now, most periodical collections would have been trashed in any case. At least, by microfilming them during the 1970s and '80s the information still exists, albeit in an unsatisfying form. It's just unfortunate that digital technology arrived a little too late for these documents to be scanned, providing a somewhat better reproduction than microfilm."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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