I believe digitization is worth it. It preserves articles (scrolls, manuscripts, and rare books) for the future and provides access, usually 24/7 to anyone who has a computer. that said, I know that libraries are on a budget, budgets in several communities have recently decreased . Perhaps a partnership with private companies would be useful. A tax break or credit may be an incentive for large companies to come forth and fund digitization projects. This would entail political activity to lobby for this. It is a problem that is faced by all levels of our society. Dwindling monetary resources have to be allocated, which projects to fund then becomes the issue.
As to the comment that the world view will be dominated by the US view, I think this has been said of just about every aspect of American life, sports, the movie industry, fashion, values, food, etc. If no editorializing occurs, this is not a problem. We don't comment on the worth or value of the contents of a book. The idea is to preserve the contents and make them accessible to everyone.
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