The State of Preservation Programs in American College and Research Libraries: Building a Common Understanding and Action Agenda

The State of Preservation Programs in American College and Research Libraries: Building a Common Understanding and Action Agenda PDF

Author: Anne R. Kenney

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 60

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With funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the Council on Library and Information Resources, ARL (Association of Research Libraries), the University Libraries Group, and the Regional Alliance for Preservation conducted a joint study in 2001 to examine the state of preservation programs in American academic libraries. The study was conducted in two phases and relied on qualitative as well as quantitative data gathering. In Phase I, statistical information and other quantitative data relevant to preservation activity were collected in a survey of 116 libraries from the University Libraries Group, major non-ARL land grant institutions, and leading liberal arts colleges in what is informally known as the Oberlin Group. These data were compared with information that had been published in ARL Preservation Statistics for 2000-2001. Phase II focused on obtaining qualitative data to complement the statistical data. Qualitative data were gathered by means of 20 site visits to institutions that represented the three surveyed groups plus the ARL. Appendixes include the survey form with data and instructions, site visit interview questions and a list of institutions responding to statistical survey, Phase I. (Author).

Global Perspectives on Preservation Education

Global Perspectives on Preservation Education PDF

Author: Michèle Valerie Cloonan

Publisher: München [Germany] : K.G. Saur

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 128

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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Organizing Preservation Activities

Organizing Preservation Activities PDF

Author: Association of Research Libraries

Publisher: Association of Research Libr

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 120

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This resource guide considers issues in the staffing and organization of preservation activities. It provides guidance in implementing a systematic preservation program and evaluates the structures of various types of preservation programs. The following articles complement the discussion of program models and implementation: (1) "Preservation Program Models: A Study Project and Report" (Jan Merrill-Oldham, Carolyn C. Morrow, and Mark Roosa); (2) "The Politics and Management of Preservation Planning" (Karl G. Schmude); (3) "A Cost Model for Preservation: The Columbia University Libraries' Approach" (Carolyn Harris, Carol Mandel, and Robert Wolven); (4) "Staffing the Preservation Program" (Carolyn C. Morrow); (5) "Staffing Preservation-Related Activities in Libraries: A Checklist" (Michele Cloonan); (6) "Preservation Librarians" (Association of Research Libraries); (7) "ARL Preservation Statistics 1990-91" (Jutta Reed-Scott and Nicola Daval); (8) "Preservation Committee Charge" (Dartmouth College); (9) "Preservation Committee Charge" (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); (10) organization charts for eight major university libraries; (11) "NEH/ARL Preservation Planning Program Final Report" (University of Colorado at Boulder); (12) "Preservation Planning Project Study Team: Final Report" (Duke University); and (13) "A Preservation Program for Oklahoma State University Library" (Oklahoma State University). An annotated list of selected reading presents 11 additional sources. (SLD)

Minutes of the Meeting

Minutes of the Meeting PDF

Author: Association of Research Libraries

Publisher: Association of Research Libr

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 384

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V. 52 includes the proceedings of the conference on the Farmington Plan, 1959.

Staff Training and User Awareness in Preservation Management

Staff Training and User Awareness in Preservation Management PDF

Author: Association of Research Libraries

Publisher: Association of Research Libr

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 110

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This resource guide briefly defines, describes, outlines, and exemplifies a program with the goal of reaching library employees and library users with a message that states the positive benefits of enhanced collection preservation, longevity, usability, and access. The guide is organized and arranged to enable a library to evaluate its current preservation communication to staff and users and to begin or augment its own programs. Suggestions are made for a start-up effort, and a more fully developed program is also described. Lists are provided of the care and handling concepts to transmit to staff and users. Examples are provided from the practices of other libraries. Twenty-three articles dealing with staff training and user awareness are presented, and a list of 31 additional resources is included for supplemental reading. (SLD)