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Ask an Expert: What Are Archives For?
['Ellie Gilbert-Bair']
South Side Weekly
[For example, public libraries offer public programming and services, while special collections contain niche research materials.]
When we think about digital things, we think about them being easier to access, or that more people will have access to them.
For example, researchers would look at the art that’s selected to go inside the building—that’s all information, that’s all researchable.
There are other communities that exist in archives that will sit in archives without being digitized because they’ll consistently be deprioritized.
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