I sure hope he donates his copies, because at first scan, there's a ton of gaps in university library collections! The only paid database has issues for Feb-Nov 2001, and links to an obsolete domain name.
Re paper vs digital -- both is good. Scanning and correcting/cataloging scans is expensive. Paper is cheaper to preserve and rehome than digital media and is less likely to become unreadable. But yes indeed, the cloud can survive the floods and burnings and students with scissors.
LF is amazing - re archive, Alex Star and some other folks put together a pretty amazing compilation that's out of print but pretty easy to find online, Quick Studies. (and obligatory plug - I interviewed Alex Star about it a few years back! https://www.zinemun.ch/p/lingua-franca)
Paper magazines are under stress. Everything's online now, and that's too bad. How can you discover something priceless while cleaning? You can't
You haven’t seen my desktop clearly 😇
I sure hope he donates his copies, because at first scan, there's a ton of gaps in university library collections! The only paid database has issues for Feb-Nov 2001, and links to an obsolete domain name.
Re paper vs digital -- both is good. Scanning and correcting/cataloging scans is expensive. Paper is cheaper to preserve and rehome than digital media and is less likely to become unreadable. But yes indeed, the cloud can survive the floods and burnings and students with scissors.
LF is amazing - re archive, Alex Star and some other folks put together a pretty amazing compilation that's out of print but pretty easy to find online, Quick Studies. (and obligatory plug - I interviewed Alex Star about it a few years back! https://www.zinemun.ch/p/lingua-franca)
I have it! And now off to read this; thanks for the link
I'd read that long-form essay / book.
A lot of the Village Voice is similarly lost. There have been attempts over the years to digitize it all, but they've stalled.
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