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Originally Posted by Ex libris
Well one thing is, libraries pay for the subscription to those online databases, so if the physical library is closed, there is no access - which means paying upwards of $30 or $60 or even more for the right to view/use one article.
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Okay, now I'm a little confused. Another article on the subject seemed to indicate that they were going to make the databases of the materials from the libraries they're closing publicly available. Are there some details in the article that aren't exactly correct?
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily...234244717.html
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The government is closing seven of its 11 DFO libraries by next year. Officials have said no information will be lost, claiming important information will be digitized and made publicly accessible, and only duplicate hard copy material will be destroyed. However critics point to dumpsters full of books and have raised concerns important historical data could be lost.
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