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Amodeo, Tony – Catholic Library World, 1994
Discusses the potential loss of Catholic historical documents in weeding library collections in closing parishes, schools, religious residences, and colleges. Suggests ranking weedable materials; assigning responsibility for categories of material by format and subject area; contributing discarded periodicals to the Center for Research Libraries;…
Descriptors: History, Library Collections, Preservation, Religious Libraries
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Bruer, John Michael – Microform and Imaging Review, 1998
Examines digital imaging and preservation (i.e., activities associated with maintaining library, archival, or museum materials for use, either in original physical form or in some other format); discusses problems and underlying causes associated with incorporating digital imaging as a preservation methodology; and lists questions to answer before…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Information Technology, Library Collections, Library Materials
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Muir, Adrienne – Journal of Documentation, 2001
This review of research and development work deals with activities specifically related to digital legal deposit. An overview of research activity in the various stages of the deposit process-particularly in digital preservation-follows. Building the infrastructure and pilot depositories are discussed. Issues that are not currently being addressed…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Networks, Information Processing, Library Collections
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Mazikana, Peter – International Information & Library Review, 1997
Examines the need for reevaluating archival principles and practices. Reviews opportunities created to enhance and enrich archival work and difficulties of archiving digital information. Illustrates the consequences in terms of selection and appraisal of records. Emphasizes the impact of digital information on ethical, legal and societal issues.…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Management, Information Policy
Ogden, Sherelyn – 2001
All institutions face the deterioration of works of art on paper. This latest volume in the Occasional Papers series is a practical guide for professionals needing to store and preserve works of art on paper. The author--Head of Conservation at the Minnesota Historical Society who has 28 years' experience as a practicing conservator, consultant,…
Descriptors: Archives, Art, Guidelines, Information Management
Commission on Preservation and Access, Washington, DC. – 1993
Although a sustained campaign has been underway to preserve published materials of importance to scholarly research in the United States, there has not been a similar impetus for the preservation of unpublished materials and the kinds of collections held by archives. A systematic methodology for developing preservation priorities for archival…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Archives, Documentation, Information Services
Clements, D. W. G. – 1987
Designed to present a broad picture that characterizes the current world situation with respect to preservation and conservation of library and archival documents, this report is based on a March 1986 survey on the state of the world's patrimony which was funded by Unesco and undertaken jointly by IFLA (the International Federation of Library…
Descriptors: Archives, Buildings, Environmental Influences, Global Approach
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Teper, Thomas H.; Atkins, Stephanie S. – College & Research Libraries, 2003
Discusses the results of two collection assessments conducted 13 years apart at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Both assessments focused on the central stacks collection, a repository collection serving the institution's 42 branch and departmental libraries. Findings provide insight into the results of deferred collections care and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collections, Library Development
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Warner, Dorothy – Progressive Librarian, 2002
Presents an overview of concerns and problems with digital archiving, with a focus on preservation of government information. Addresses standards and costs. Discusses the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, and the digital preservation strategies of migration, emulation, and encapsulation. An appendix reviews some of the…
Descriptors: Archives, Government Publications, Information Storage, Information Technology
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Cady, Susan A. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1999
Securing adequate insurance coverage is an important aspect of preserving library collections. Insurers determine rates, within an institution's limits of coverage, based on the library building's environment and the library's estimate of the collection's replacement cost. Methods of categorizing and projecting these costs are explored with…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Insurance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
Held to solicit the opinions of experts regarding the preservation of the brittle books in the nation's libraries, this hearing was intended to determine the appropriate federal, state, and private sector roles; learn the magnitude of costs and who should bear them; and explore what procedures are necessary to insure that selection decisions are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Books, Cooperation, Financial Support
Waters, Donald; Garrett, John – 1996
The 21-member Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information was formed in December 1994 and spent a year studying what is needed to make digital libraries stable, accessible, and valid. Their final report is divided into the following sections: (1) "Introduction," which examines the fragility of cultural memory in a digital age and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Certification, Cost Effectiveness
Stokes, Daniel A. – 1990
Noting that there has been a dramatic increase in the use of videotape in recent years, this paper explores videotape's potential as an archival medium. It is suggested that the nation's current videotape holdings should be surveyed to better define the relative importance of the records already documented, to identify records not previously known…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Audiovisual Aids, Futures (of Society)
Morra, Linda G. – 1992
The Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Amendments of 1990 required the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a review of the Department of Education's Research Library, which is a component of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). Data were gathered by reviewing several existing studies of alternatives for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Brooks, Constance – 1993
Most librarians know the importance of disaster preparedness. Many disasters could have been prevented altogether or have had reduced impact if institutions had been better prepared. This resource guide suggests how disaster preparedness can be achieved at cultural institutions. Twenty-three basic resource articles are presented to introduce…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Emergency Programs, Higher Education
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