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Trader, Margaret P. – Microform Review, 1993
Discusses three methods for the preservation of the intellectual content of deteriorating paper materials--photocopying, microforms, and electronic digital technologies. Topics addressed include selection, preparation procedures, standards, bibliographic control, obsolescence of technologies, costs and user fees as possible deterrents to access to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Copyrights, Costs
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Flores, Bess – Microform Review, 1989
Describes the development and current status of the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, which was established to set up a South Pacific microfilming service and to collect and distribute manuscripts, other unpublished materials, published items, and oral material of value related to the Pacific Islands. (31 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Clearinghouses, Cultural Background
Schwartz, Werner – 1995
With almost every country in the world doing costly microfilming to preserve the world's printed heritage, it is essential to find a way by which these vast stores of information are not knowingly duplicated. A significant contribution to this effort has been the establishment of the European Register of Microform Masters (EROMM), a shared…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Databases, Foreign Countries
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Myers, Florence – Microform and Imaging Review, 1998
Describes cataloging the Slavery Pamphlets Collection microforms set at the University of Southern Mississippi, a collection of 2,348 titles concerning slavery or published by religious societies publishing anti-slavery materials. Highlights participation in the OCLC Major Microforms Project, procedures, title search, review of records and pieces,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Higher Education
International Research and Exchange Board, New York, NY. – 1988
This document contains eight papers by American participants in the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Seminar on Access to Library Resources through Technology and Preservation: (1) "The Automation of Libraries and Information Services in the United States" (Richard De Gennaro); (2) "Databases: Issues in the Bibliographic Control of Information in a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Information Technology, Library Automation
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Gordon, Ann – Microform Review, 1993
Discusses microforms of historical sources based on results of a questionnaire sent to historical researchers. Topics addressed include distribution from one site to another; the preservation of newspapers, manuscripts, and other sources; finding aids, including bibliographic control; standards; and new technologies for reproducing and delivering…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, History, Information Sources
Klein, Christine De Bow – 1992
The intent of this project was to create a core bibliography in support of preservation of scholarly jewelry research, and to encourage the interest and involvement of jewelry historians, appraisers, professionals, collectors, and connoisseurs in preservation initiatives. The bibliography identifies a core of jewelry history books that are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Bibliographic Records, Documentation
Lesk, Michael – 1990
The rapid growth and distribution of scholarly research in the middle and late twentieth century, the limited supply of old books and other paper-based materials, and the deterioration of items printed on acidic paper since the mid-1800s have meant that many libraries lack suitable copies of printed sources that their users would like to read. For…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Comparative Analysis, Computer Storage Devices
Kenney, Anne R.; Personius, Lynne K. – 1992
The primary emphasis of this study of the use of digital technology to preserve library materials was the capture of brittle books as digital images and the production of printed paper facsimiles. Of equal interest, however, was the role of digital technology in providing access to library resources, and preliminary work in this area has also been…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Books, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis
Commission on Preservation and Access Newsletter, 1995
The Commission on Preservation and Access was established to foster and support collaboration among libraries and allied organizations in order to ensure the preservation of the published and documentary records in all formats and to provide enhanced access to scholarly information. The Commission's newsletter keeps preservation and access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Databases, Digital Computers