The pages of Colorado newspapers provide researchers a window into the past. How were these papers saved to later show up online? How does a technology invented in the 1830s, and popularized in the 1950s, impact our digital world today? Why in the world do we still microfilm things? In this session, attendees will learn about newspaper collecting at History Colorado and how microfilming supports the institutional missions of engagement and preservation. Attendees will also learn how History Colorado can support their institution’s own microfilm collecting.
Learning Outcomes:- Attendees will be able to understand the collecting, microfilming, and digitization activities at History Colorado and how these activities support the institutional mission of engagement and preservation.
- Attendees will be able to connect with History Colorado Archives staff about supporting their own microfilm collecting initiatives.
