Libraries in the services of archives

The situation with libraries that provide services for archives is not always easy to clarify. Consisting of historical and administrative documents and periodicals provided from public or private funding, or purchased, these libraries vary in importance from one service to the next. Currently the main question concerns the definitive conservation of material relating to an administrative department or a region - for example, should this be the province of libraries or archives? Getting the information on to a network, and serious consultation between the organisations, would open up the prospects of an assured future for this conservation.
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