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We’ve read a lot lately about how the digital world is changing the business of collecting and preserving the past. What does the saving of history look like in the future? We had a discussion about it with Dawne Dewey, the head of Special Collections & Archives at Wright State University, housed on the top floor of the Dunbar Library on campus. She’s also director of public history. Here’s our conversation.
Read the Q&A from the Dayton Daily News (subscription required).
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