Newspapers take up storage space, do not preserve well and are difficult to process. In practice, newspapers are microfilmed and are available to library users only on microfilm. This is why a reserve copy of newspapers is not considered necessary. The microfilming of newspapers takes place in a centralised manner at the Helsinki University Library. There is no reason to change the practice.
Most audiovisual materials consist of musical recordings.
The preservation and use of both digitally and analogically produced materials require conversion. Sound recordings are stored in the National Archive of Sound Recordings located in the Helsinki University Library. The working group proposes that all audiovisual materials be submitted in one legal deposit copy only. Presently, visual material includes micro fiches, slides and transparencies. In the light of existing statistics, this group of materials will remain small.