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Microfilm Magazines
Apr. 23rd, 2025 07:08 pmToday, at the sci-fi library, I discovered a mysterious box labeled MICROFILM MAGAZINES.
When I asked, one of the old veterans said, "Oh yeah, I think it's mostly Analog, someone donated that."
"Can we... READ microfilm?"
"No."
Are we going to catalog it? That remains to be seen. There are boxes of (non-microfilm) magazines lying around, including Ye Olde Star Trek Fanfiction, and when I asked if we were going to catalog those, I got looks of dread. Well, if we don't catalog them, then when we finish the big push, I'm going to at least ORGANIZE them. There are tons of magazine boxes lying around in untidy piles.
The librarians have cataloged over 22,000 items altogether. Dunno how much of that is me, but it does make me feel good to have contributed, over the past year. A lot of things are scary right now, but at least I can make it so people can find books (and add queer speculative fiction to the collection).
When I asked, one of the old veterans said, "Oh yeah, I think it's mostly Analog, someone donated that."
"Can we... READ microfilm?"
"No."
Are we going to catalog it? That remains to be seen. There are boxes of (non-microfilm) magazines lying around, including Ye Olde Star Trek Fanfiction, and when I asked if we were going to catalog those, I got looks of dread. Well, if we don't catalog them, then when we finish the big push, I'm going to at least ORGANIZE them. There are tons of magazine boxes lying around in untidy piles.
The librarians have cataloged over 22,000 items altogether. Dunno how much of that is me, but it does make me feel good to have contributed, over the past year. A lot of things are scary right now, but at least I can make it so people can find books (and add queer speculative fiction to the collection).
