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http://archivalpendium.blogspot.com/2011/07/is-digitization-answer-for-preserving.htmlDigitization for preservation is a good weapon in the fight to preserve, but just like microfilm has not completely negated preserving the original paper-based materials, so too will digitization not—nor should it—replace the hard copies of the printed word.