Newspapers are a great resource for research and genealogy. For many years now, the standard practice for newspaper preservation has been microfilming. According to the National Archives and Records Administration, “microfilm is a low-cost, reliable, long-term, standardized image storage medium,” which is why it is still relevant in today’s digital world.
However, manually scrolling through rolls of microfilm is not effective for users. The ability to keyword search is paramount in the digital era. Thankfully, there have been digitization projects over the last several years that have brought microfilm into the 21st century, and these efforts have also included North Dakota.
Many of these resources and programs are funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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