ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


162/C&RL News

Preservation
News

Jan e  Hedberg

ALA publishes 
microfilming guide
ALA has published Preserva­
tion Microfilming: A Guide 
fo r  Librarians and Archivists, 
2d. ed., by Lisa Fox. It cov­
ers all aspects o f  planning 
and managing a preservation 
m icrofilm in g project: from  
selection and preservation o f 
m a te ria ls  to  b e  film e d , 
through production, quality 
con tro l and b ib lio g ra p h ic  
control, to storage o f master 
negatives. This second edi­
tion also includes information on emerging pres­
ervation microfilming issues, e.g., cooperative 
programs, service bureaus, and automation.

Copies are available for $63 (A L A  member
price) or $70 (nonm em ber price) from Book 
Order Fulfillment, ALA, 155 N. W acker Drive, 
Chicago, IL 60606-1719; fax: (312) 836-9958. 
ALA order code: 0653-2-2036; ISBN: 0-8389- 
0653-2. For more information, contact Caro­
line An drew  at (312) 280-2426.

K o d a k  publishes pam phlet about 
nitrate film
Eastman Kodak has published an eight-page 
pamphlet called Safe Handling, Storage, and
Destruction o f Nitrate-Based Motion Picture
Films. In addition to information on identifica­
tion, handling, and storage o f  this potentially 
dangerous film stock, the pamphlet covers its 
hazardous waste classification and management. 
It also includes addresses for contacts which 
may be useful in determining the historic value 
o f  film  materials, reform atting deteriorating 
films, or treating nitrate waste. Single copies 
are available free o f charge from Eastman Kodak 
Co. in Rochester, N e w  York; phone: (800) 242- 
2424, ext. 25 or ext. 19. Order number H-182.

G a y lo rd  offers pam phlets and 
w o rk sh o p  kits
Gaylord Bros, is n o w  offering four titles in its 
series “Preservation Pathfinders.” T h ey are: 
1) An Introduction to Preservation (bibliogra­
phy), 2) Archival Storage o f Paper, 3) Archival
Storage o f Photographic Materials, and 4) In ­
troduction to Book Repair. The fourth pamphlet, 
written in 1995 by Nancy Carlson Schrock, 
briefly covers definitions and principles o f book

 

 
 

 

repair, plus setting up a 
w ork  space and choosing 
tools, equipment, and sup­
plies. It also includes a short 
bibliograph y on b o o k  re­
pair. Schrock is the consult­
ant/conservator available 
for free consultation on the 
Gaylord Preservation Help 
Line from  9:00– 5:00 EST on 
Thursdays and Fridays at 
(800) 428-3631.

As supplements to pam­
p h le ts  t w o  a n d  th re e , 
G a y lo r d  has d e v e lo p e d  

workshop kits on the archival storage o f  paper 
and the archival storage o f  photographic mate­
rials. Both are available to trainers or w ork ­
shop leaders and contain samples o f the Gaylord 
products described in the Pathfinders. Copies 
o f the pamphlets and single kits are available 
free o f charge from  Gaylord Bros., P.O. Box 
4901, Syracuse, N Y  13221-4901; phone: (800) 
448-6160; fax: (800) 272-3412.

NEDCC an d  MFA present conference 
on clim ate control
The Northeast Document Conservation Center 
(NED CC) and the Museum o f Fine Arts, Boston 
(M FA ) are presenting “T he N ew  Museum Cli­
mate: Standards and Technologies,” April 25- 
26, 1996, at the MFA. The program w ill empha­
size practical considerations o f  climate control 
in museums (e.g., balancing different needs for 
different media, m icro- and m acro-environ­
ments, climate monitoring, cost/benefit analy­
sis, and w orking with facilities staffs). Stefan 
Michalski (Canadian Conservation Institute) w ill 
present the paper “Changing Standards for En­
vironmental Control,” addressing the recently 
controversial issue o f appropriate standards for 
museum environments.

The registration fee is $150 and participa­
tion is limited. For m ore information, contact 
Steve Dalton, NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, 
Andover, M A 01810-1494; phone: (508) 470- 
1010; fax: (508) 475-6021. ■

Jane Hedberg prepares this column f o r  the College 
Libraries Committee, Commission on Preservation 
and Access. Submissions may be made to: Jane 
Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 106 Central St., 
Wellesley, MA 02181; JHEDBERG@WELLESLEY.EDU.

mailto:JHEDBERG@WELLESLEY.EDU