Dear All,
I've had some muddled emails concerning the availability of
the 1901 CEBs.
Apparently, these are to be both microfilmed and scanned
into digital form.
However, my impression is that the digital version of the
film will only be available for a charge of 80p per page,
which I find outrageous. Most family historians like to
place there own work into context i.e. they like to view
their family in its wider local setting.
I understand that special provisions are to be made for
academics and that libraries and other bodies can still buy
microfiche copies. But, they will NOT BE SOLD TO
INDIVIDUALS and one wonders how many libraries will buy the
CEBs on film?
MY concern is that, LOCAL HISTORY IS A FIELD WHERE THE
AMATEUR CAN DOES MAKE A VERY IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION. Such
proposals will therefore be bad for those studying local
history. I find the proposals, if true, to be intolerable.
David Alan Gatley (Dr)
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