Having just accessioned about a hundred rolls of microfilm of county vital records, I feel confident to say that the demise of microfilm is exaggerated -- at least until something as economical, robust, and long-lasting takes its place. And so far, nothing has.

Thomas J. Wood
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University of Illinois at Springfield
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