tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466591705634648673.post2915512992521478687..comments2023-10-25T05:04:22.279-04:00Comments on Begin with 'Craft': Sure It's Online - But Is It Awesome?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232674112099044776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466591705634648673.post-4229289621972864022011-03-06T19:41:34.774-05:002011-03-06T19:41:34.774-05:00DearVALERIE,
This is what makes me frightened when...DearVALERIE,<br />This is what makes me frightened when I hear that the National Archives is planning to move the US Civil War Pension files (union) once they are microfilmed. The plan is to send them to St. Louis.<br /><br />At least they won't destroy them like they did some more recent US federal census records. <br /><br />We always need to opportunity to look at the original document for exactly the reasons you describe in this blog post.<br /><br />Also, what if something is "skipped" when digitizing? A tiny scrap of paper might hold THE CLUE to the family mystery. <br /><br />THANKS for writing! Keep up the GREAT work.DearMYRTLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684472865240981715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466591705634648673.post-15712294641284126342011-03-05T23:21:57.527-05:002011-03-05T23:21:57.527-05:00Good post, and I agree that viewing the "orig...Good post, and I agree that viewing the "original microfilm" could give you a better-quality image, but the same could be said for gaining access to the original document from which the microfilm was taken -- a modern digital camera or scanner would far exceed the resolution and clarity of 99% of microfilm images. ;) I think the greatest value of on-line digitized images is that it increases their availability to researchers and the public at large. Many of us live a considerable distance from the Archives (of whatever state we need), not to mention the expense of a European research trip, and having access to these digital images may be the only way to obtain some of the documentation we want or need. That's why I'm a staunch advocate of efforts such as the Virtual Vault, even when the images aren't fully indexed.*GeorgiaTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322127805477281247noreply@blogger.com