While we still have much to learn, and there is room for furtherprogress, it is not only possible, but it is in the papermaker's own economicinterests to produce permanent/durable paper. Such paper can reasonablybe expected to last several hundred years instead of the twenty-five to fiftyyears for modern acidic book paper. There is thus no excuse for producingbooks and other publications of lasting importance on anything otherthan paper meeting existing standards for permanence and durability.There is reason to hope that this will finally happen. It is up to everylibrarian, publisher and paper consumer to insist that it does and to usewhatever influence we have to speed this process.
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