Recommends that public libraries be aware of the need to develop basic preservation policies in order to safeguard local treasures and to extend the life of the collection as a whole. The importance of cooperation is asserted in the light of limited budgets. A selected bibliography is included. (FM)

Discusses the potential loss of Catholic historical documents in weeding library collections in closing parishes, schools, religious residences, and colleges.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;…

Describes the several archives and collections comprising the Belloc Collection housed at Boston College: personal correspondence (with various publishers, to and from friends and critics, to and from family and relatives); manuscript archive, Belloc's publications and Patrick Cahill Archive; Belloc's working library. Acquisition and preservation…

Presents a form for evaluating storage and care practices for nonprint library materials (film, tape, maps, microfilms, original art, phonorecords, and photographs) in an active collection. Development of the form is described and a rationale for such a program, additional materials on preservation including slide/tape programs, and…

Examines interest in 19th century Catholic serials through the historical work of various authors. Discusses the first Catholic serial, characteristics of early publications, accessing and preserving the early serial publications, relation of titles to each other and to the events of the time, and the need to identify and make available the…

Argues that a national preservation effort is needed to protect Catholic newspapers. Discusses the American Theological Library Association, the Center for Research Libraries, the Catholic Archives of Texas, the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center, as well as digital preservation efforts and grant possibilities. (AEF)

Describes the value of defunct newspaper morgues, with a focus on the E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State University (New York), and provides the historical background of two Buffalo newspapers. Discusses challenges facing the special collections librarian: storage facilities, requests for information by patrons from all over the world,…

Discusses the role of professional associations in theological librarianship in accreditation, advocacy, and education. The need for the profession to expand its impact on theological research and teaching, the need for preservation of library materials, the impact of new technology on library budgets and practices, and the myth of free…