Preservation : issues and planning / edited by Paul N. Banks, Roberta Pilette.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Banks, Paul N.

Pilette, Roberta.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library materials--Conservation and restoration--Planning.

Library materials.

Archival materials--Conservation and restoration--Planning.

Archival materials.

Library materials--Conservation and restoration--United States--Planning.

Archival materials--Conservation and restoration--United States--Planning.

Archival materials--Conservation and restoration.

Planning.

Library materials--Conservation and restoration.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2000.

Summary:

A cutting-edge reference guide from a blue-ribbon team of experts covering the repair, maintenance, and preservation of library or archive collections. Edited by two experienced library conservators, this book provides a definitive and authoritative analysis of the major issues and helps you ensure the long-term health of your institution's collection.

Contents:

1 Defining the Library Preservation Program: Policies and Organization / Carolyn Clark Morrow 1

2 Preservation Programs in High-use Library Collections / Sara R. Williams 28

3 Preservation Program Planning for Archives and Historical Records Repositories / Christine Ward 43

4 Programs, Priorities, and Funding / Margaret Child, Laura J. Word 63

5 Planning for Preservation in Libraries / Jutta Reed-Scott 82

6 Issues in Digital Archiving / Peter S. Graham 97

7 Environment and Building Design / Paul N. Banks 114

8 Collections and Stack Management / Duane A. Watson 145

9 Preservation Management: Emergency Preparedness / Sally A. Buchanan 159

10 Library and Archives Security / Richard Strassberg 166

11 Exhibition Policy and Preparation / Roberta Pilette 185

12 Selection for Preservation / Carolyn Harris 206

13 The Conservation of General Collections / Jan Merrill-Oldham, Nancy Carlson Schrock 225

14 Commercial Library Binding / John F. Dean 248

15 Preservation Microfilming and Photocopying / Eileen F. Usovicz, Barbara Lilley 265

16 Special Collections Conservation / Eleanore Stewart 285

17 Digitization for Preservation and Access / Paula De Stefano 307

18 Preservation of Information in Nonpaper Formats / Eleanore Stewart, Paul N. Banks 323.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0838907768

OCLC:

42882873