Describes the present status of some of the 2,509 libraries funded by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie near the turn of the century. Many Carnegie libraries are still in operation; some have been expanded or renovated. Others have been replaced by new libraries or have been demolished or converted for nonlibrary use. (LLS)

Provides librarians and curators with guidelines for the proper storage and preservation of maps and plans. Eleven references are cited. (FM)

Describes a study of the problems encountered by library students in locating, collecting, recording, analyzing, and assessing oral testimonies in Nigeria. (FM)

Reviews methods being developed for mass deacidification of books to prevent deterioration of paper. The use of diethyl zinc, liquified gas, and morpholine, and the advantages, disadvantages, and cost of each are considered. A 26-item bibliography is included. (JD)

Proposes, in the spirit of good library keeping, a regional cooperative approach to the preservation of library materials which would embody conservation services of a lower order than a conservation laboratory: e.g., stack cleaning, facilities inspection and repair, and book dusting. (JD)

Discusses information storage techniques and problems that libraries face with deteriorating paper materials as well as previous storage techniques, such as microfilm. Considers the loss of information when original paper sources are destroyed and newer techniques become obsolete and suggests approaches to minimize the loss of critical…

Describes a project of the Center for Research Libraries to preserve its collection of U.S. ethnic newspapers in microform and to create a database of the material. (MES)

Discusses the threats to books and periodicals posed by such insects as book lice, termites, cockroaches, silverfish, firebrats, and beetles; reviews past methods of pest control; and describes a technique for insect control using microwaves. The results of tests of microwave effects on publications are reported, necessary precautions are…

Discusses the history of the microform collections at the Library of Congress (LC), highlighting the exchange of microfilmed newspapers between LC and the Biblioteca Nacional, Brazil. Recent developments in preservation microfilming, LC's acquisition of microforms, and the activities of the LC Preservation Microfilming Office are described. (3…

Provides background on the involvement of the AMIGOS Bibliographic Council (i.e., an OCLC-affiliated network serving over 350 libraries in the southwest United States) with computer development issues and introduces the 4 articles that follow which are excerpted from a 1990 AMIGOS seminar on collection development and preservation. (MES)

These two reports published by the Commission on Preservation and Access (CPA) include a comparison of digital and microfilm imagery, as well as discussions of chemical deacidification; ASCII (nonimage) files; and storage, conversion, and transmission considerations. A structured glossary of terms relating to media conversion and digital computer…

Considers the advantages and disadvantages of six mass deacidification processes that libraries can use to salvage printed materials: the Wei T'o process, the Diethyl Zinc (DEZ) process, the FMC (Lithco) process, the Book Preservation Associates (BPA) process, the "Bookkeeper" process, and the "Lyophilization" process. The…

Discusses four new book photocopiers and major equipment factors--paper, toner, ultraviolet light, and machine design--that should be considered in preservation photocopying. An approach for selecting a copier is suggested. The appendix includes a table of specification data for the copiers and a checklist for copier evaluation. (25 references)…

This document presents data from 123 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 2005-2006 fiscal year. Since 1987-1988, the number of preservation programs managed by a preservation administrator has grown 66 to as many as 80 in more recent years, with 77 in 2005-2006. Shifting…