The strategic stewardship of cultural resources : to preserve and protect / Andrea T. Merrill, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Merrill, Andrea T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library of Congress--Congresses.

Library of Congress.

Library materials--Conservation and restoration--Congresses.

Library materials.

Archival materials--Conservation and restoration--Congresses.

Archival materials.

Digital preservation--Congresses.

Digital preservation.

Libraries--Security measures--Congresses.

Libraries.

Cultural property--Protection--Congresses.

Cultural property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Information Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Keep your cultural resources safe for generations to come! Culled from papers presented at a Library of Congress symposium in October 2000, The Strategic Stewardship of Cultural Resources: To Preserve and Protect examines the challenges you face in preserving and safeguarding your library's resources. Twenty-two leading library and archival professionals address critical issues on the preservation and security of collections in cultural property institutions, including libraries, museums, and archives. The book explores the connections between physical security and the preservation of

Contents:

Stewardship : the Janus factor / Nancy M. Cline

Learning to blush : librarians and the embarrassment of experience / Werner Gundersheimer

As strong as its weakest link : the human element / Laurie Sowd

Developing a plan for collections security : the Library of Congress experience / Steven J. Herman

Creating a culture of security in the University of Maryland libraries / Charles B. Lowry

Building a national preservation program : National Endowment for the Humanities support for preservation / Jeffrey M. Field

Safeguarding heritage assets : the Library of Congress planning framework for preservation / Doris A. Hamburg

Taking care : an informed approach to library preservation / Jan Merrill-Oldham

Picking up the pieces : the lengthy saga of a library theft / Jean W. Ashton

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's art theft program / Lynne Chaffinch

The silver lining : recovering from the shambles of a disaster / Camila A. Alire

Funding for preservation : the strengths of our past / Nancy E. Gwinn

Securing preservation funds : national and institutional requirements / Deanna B. Marcum

Strategies for funding preservation and security / James G. Neal

Measuring the effectiveness of preservation and security programs at the Library of Congress / Francis M. Ponti

Measuring environmental quality in preservation / James M. Reilly

Preservation, security, and digital content / Carl Fleischhauer

The coming crisis in preserving our digital cultural heritage / Clifford A. Lynch

Electronic information and digitization : preservation and security challenges / Maxwell L. Anderson

Making the Library of Congress secure : innovation and collaboration / Kenneth E. Lopez

What can we afford to lose? / Abby Smith

National research libraries and protection of cultural resources / James F. Williams, II.

Notes:

Co-published simultaneously as Journal of library administration, v. 38, nos. 1/2 and 3/4, 2003.

Originally published: To preserve and protect : the strategic stewardship of cultural resources. Washington : Library of Congress, 2002.

Papers from the Library of Congress symposium "To preserve and protect: the strategic stewardship of cultural resources."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-41211-5

0-203-04980-2

1-283-88514-X

1-136-41204-2

9780203049808

OCLC:

823389188