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|    Don Y to Buzz McCool    |
|    Re: NASA Library closing down - little w    |
|    05 Jan 26 14:39:45    |
      From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid              On 1/5/2026 12:12 PM, Buzz McCool wrote:       > On 1/2/2026 11:42 PM, John Robertson wrote:       >> In yet another move to distract from the Epstein files the US administration       >> has ordered NASA to shut down the library at Goddard.       >       > An AI just told me that:       >       > "... NASA is conducting a 60-day review of the [Goddard library] collection.       > Historically significant or valuable materials will be prioritized for       > digitization, transfer to other federal repositories, or long-term storage,       > while redundant or outdated items may be disposed of per federal guidelines."       >       > I've visited this library somewhat recently. It was the size and demeanor of       a       > large airy public library circa 1990. I don't recall any patrons other than       me       > and my colleagues who were just killing some time between meetings.              That seems to be the norm for most "dead tree repositories", lately.              If the material was available on-line, I suspect more use would be made of it.              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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