[BC] libraries vs on-line research

[Barry Mishkind]

At 07:59 AM 6/28/2006, Mike McCarthy wrote
>This is going on a tangent from the original post of scanning 
>documents which are otherwise not procurable and in the public domain.
>
>Though I agree with the premise.

         ... and with so much history being "tossed" into
         the dumpster every year, it would be good to
         save some of this, electronically.

         Folks: How about it?  Can you take a moment
         to scan/copy/send to me the history of
         your station?   Especially for stations that
         came on before the late 1940s, being able
         to collect and share the data on the original
         station and its builders is harder and harder.

         If you want some guidance on what to
         scan/look for, let me know. Together, we
         can save station histories, pictures of
         transmitters and consoles, etc that were
         the foundation of the industry, even
         equipment manuals or old coverage maps
         or promotional sheets on a station.

         A few minutes (yes, everyone IS busy)
         would put a lot of info in the hands of
         those who care about the industry. We can
         add this to oldradio.com, the BDR, even
         Harold's archive...

         Some of you have already done this, and
         may I offer sincere thanks to you for this.

         Thanks.
         barry




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