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Re: Bundesarchiv Material in Public Domain
Hmmmm
With regards to NOT being able to order scans of photos for research that must have changed since I was there last... the only thing is that these reproductions are in a quality that would be unsuitable for reproduction or publication (basically scans with sub-100dpi resolution, typically to be used for viewing on a computer screen).
They still offer this today as far as I can see, and in my opinion this should be 'good enough' for most of us if and when used for reference. If what you are complaining about, Franek, is that they will not send you 300 or 600 dpi scans, or make duplicates on film, my question would be why should they? To me it seems that you are able to use a personal computer, and if the purpose of obtaining these copies are for research and reference purposes and not as a way of getting around their publication fees, this service should be adequate...
I think our energy would be better spent on other archives that are not at all accessible, at least the really interested person will still be able to visit the different parts of the Bundesarchiv and research the collections there.
Regards,
Andreas B
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