Post by ThePieMan on Jul 23, 2019 11:44:03 GMT
You know, I'm not American so I'm not up on how things work on the ground in that country, other than what mainstream news and alternative media shows me.
But, I do know this, almost everything in print that is public domain, or that carries an ISBN needs to have a copy held in the Library of Congress. In Australia, it's the National Archives. Similarly, I believe that Company Annual Reports must also be submitted, and that all Government Agencies that issue Regulations, such as the FDA need to keep archival copies on Record.
In Australia, Public Libraries are able to order Records from the National Archives, some are free access, some must be paid for, Historic documents of importance can only be viewed at their storage locations, and some documents require academic credentials to be viewed. I'm not sure if this is the same in the US.
Many Government documents that are not already in the Public Domain and carry low or no security classification can be requested or accessed via Freedom of Information Requests. yada yada yada, what's my point?
1. Food Labelling and Safety Regulations from the past, should be available for historic research, at least to any American Citizen.
2. Newspapers if not physically available, should be either available via CD-Rom or on Microfiche, meaning it should be feasible to spend a day browsing Corbin Kentucky newspapers and magazines for any mention of CHS's early newsworthy community contributions, including commentary about his restaurant.
Now, I dunno about you, but in all my time in these forums, while it IS possible, I don't think I've ever seen anyone say, "I spent a day in the library and this is what I found..."
...food for thought.
jm2cw.
TPM.
But, I do know this, almost everything in print that is public domain, or that carries an ISBN needs to have a copy held in the Library of Congress. In Australia, it's the National Archives. Similarly, I believe that Company Annual Reports must also be submitted, and that all Government Agencies that issue Regulations, such as the FDA need to keep archival copies on Record.
In Australia, Public Libraries are able to order Records from the National Archives, some are free access, some must be paid for, Historic documents of importance can only be viewed at their storage locations, and some documents require academic credentials to be viewed. I'm not sure if this is the same in the US.
Many Government documents that are not already in the Public Domain and carry low or no security classification can be requested or accessed via Freedom of Information Requests. yada yada yada, what's my point?
1. Food Labelling and Safety Regulations from the past, should be available for historic research, at least to any American Citizen.
2. Newspapers if not physically available, should be either available via CD-Rom or on Microfiche, meaning it should be feasible to spend a day browsing Corbin Kentucky newspapers and magazines for any mention of CHS's early newsworthy community contributions, including commentary about his restaurant.
Now, I dunno about you, but in all my time in these forums, while it IS possible, I don't think I've ever seen anyone say, "I spent a day in the library and this is what I found..."
...food for thought.
jm2cw.
TPM.
