Double Fold - Libraries and the Assault on Paper (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books ed)

The ostensible purpose of a library is to preserve the printed word. But for fifty years our country’s libraries–including the Library of Congress–have been doing just the opposite, destroying hundreds of thousands of historic newspapers and replacing them with microfilm copies that are difficult to read, lack all the color and quality of the original paper and illustrations, and deteriorate with age.

With meticulous detective work and Baker’s well-known explanatory power, Double Fold reveals a secret history of microfilm lobbyists, former CIA agents, and warehouses where priceless archives are destroyed with a machine called a guillotine. Baker argues passionately for preservation, even cashing in his own retirement account to save one important archive–all twenty tons of it. Written the brilliant narrative style that Nicholson Baker fans have come to expect, Double Fold is a persuasive and often devastating book that may turn out to be The Jungle of the American library system.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	April 2002
Authors:	Nicholson Baker
Dimensions:	202 x 130 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	370
Edition:	1st Vintage Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-72621-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library, archive & information management Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies
LSN:	0-375-72621-7
Barcode:	9780375726217

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!