[Foundation-l] Old newspapers going to destruction

[John at Darkstar]

Just to make it clear that this is not a hoax, someone is actually
planning to do this and has tried to do so also

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2668021.ece
(in english translation
http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=no|en&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2668021.ece&hl=en)

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostlandssendingen/1.6229132
(in english translation
http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=no|en&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostlandssendingen/1.6229132&hl=en)

http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/article2235950.ece
(in english translation
http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=no|en&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/article2235950.ece&hl=en)

http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article2666751.ece
(in english translation
http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=no|en&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article2666751.ece&hl=en)

John

John at Darkstar skrev:
> In Norway a university has a large collection of newspapers, the
> collection is claimed to cover around 3000 running meters in the store
> house - without the norwegian and nordic newspapers, whats left is
> international newspapers from the last 150 years. If no one is coming up
> with a solution the collection is going to be destructed (actually burned)
> 
> I think the best thing to do is to scan them and make them publicly
> available. Of course neither I or WM Norway can set forth to do such a
> task, but if there should be some wealthy person out there that might be
> able to involve himself in such a task, I think it would be a very
> worthy gift to the mankind (where is the women!) to do such a thing.
> 
> When I heard of this I was shocked. Most of us are. I've infact studied
> with the university that attempted tu burn the newspapers. The plans
> have been stalled for now, but some permanent solution has to be found.
> 
> John
> 
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