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Originally Posted by sassanik
I thought that there were repository libraries? Libraries that in theory keep a copy of everything that has been published in modern times? In theory those copies could used to create electronic copies.
Amy
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There are. Eg, the British Library in London and the Bodleian Library in Oxford automatically get a copy of every book published in the UK, and the Library of Congress serves a similar role in the US. The role of such libraries is to preserve the nation's literary heritage.