ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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PLMS an d  RMLS p lan
m erger
The Preservation o f Library 
Materials Section (PLMS) and 
the Reproduction o f Library 
Materials Section (RLMS) of 
the A ssociation for Library 
Collections & Technical Ser­
vices D ivision (ALCTS) o f 
ALA are planning to becom e 
one section.

In early N ovem ber, the 
presidents of PLMS and RLMS 
a n n o u n c e d  form ation o f a 
joint task force to develop 
bylaws an d  an im plem entation plan for the 
merger. Task force m em bers include both sec­
tion vice-presidents, Robert D eCandido and 
Robert Harriman, and the chairs o f both Policy 
& Planning Committees, Lorraine Olley and 
Debra McKern. The schedule for the proposed 
m erger calls for m em ber discussion during an 
op en  m eeting at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 
February 1994, a m em ber vote on the spring 
1994 ballot, and, if the proposal passes, imple­
m entation at the end o f the ALA Annual Con­
ference in July 1994.

Commission investigates central 
distribution o f m icrofilm
The Commission on  Preservation and Access 
has d eveloped a three-year pilot project to test 
the feasibility o f a central distribution center 
for print m asters o f preservation microfilms. 
Representatives from the Harvard, Yale, Colum­
bia, and New York Public Libraries, the Online 
C om puter Library Center (OCLC), Iron Moun­
tain, and the Commission m et in August 1993 
to discuss details of the project. They devel­
o p ed  procedures for standardizing retrieval in­
formation in bibliographic records, transferring 
retrieval information to Iron M ountain through 
OCLC, and shipping films to Iron Mountain. 
O nce all procedures have b e e n  successfully

Subm issions f o r  this colum n m a y be m ade to: 
J a n e  Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 106 
C e n tr a l St., W ellesley, MA 0 2 1 8 1 -8 2 7 5 ; 
JHEDBERG@LUCY. WELLESLEY.EDU; (6 1  7) 
283-2103- Subm ission deadline is the 15th o f 
the m onth a n d  precedes publication by approxi­
m ately six  weeks.

Preservation
N ew s

J a n e  H e d b e rg

tested, additional libraries 
may join the program  and 
p ro c e d u re s  for in clu d in g  
standard retrieval informa­
tion in bibliographic records 
will b e  re c o m m e n d e d  to 
th e  N ational E n d o w m en t 
for the Hum anities (NEH) 
for inclusion in its microfilm­
ing guidelines.

The titles selected for the 
project will b e accessible 
through OCLC’s databases, 
including FirstSearch. O r­
ders will initially be placed 

through OCLC’s Interlibrary Loan System but 
eventually may be placed directly by the end 
user.

NEDCC publishes n e w  technical leaflet
The Northeast D ocum ent Conservation Center 
(NEDCC) has published a new  technical leaflet 
entitled “Storage Solutions for Oversized Paper 
Artifacts.” W ritten by Mary T odd Glaser, the 
leaflet describes storage options for collections 
o f m aps, posters, large prints, architectural 
drawings, and o th er oversize p ap er objects. 
Glaser also offers advice on utilization o f stor­
age furniture and enclosures (folders, mats, and 
polyester film encapsulation) to protect these 
vulnerable objects.

A free copy o f the leaflet is available from 
Gay Tracy, Northeast Docum ent Conservation 
Center, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 
01810; (508) 470-1010.

SOLINET a n d  Chicora Foundation 
publish hurricane g uide
The Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) 
and the Chicora Foundation have published a 
disaster preparedness guide entitled “Hurricane! 
Surviving the Big One: A Primer for Libraries, 
Museums and Archives.” It w ritten by Michael 
Trinkley, Chicora director, to help institutions 
protect staff, buildings, and collections. It cov­
ers building or retrofitting to mitigate hurricane 
dam age, recovery techniques, acquiring nec­
essary supplies, and rebuilding after the storm.

C o p ie s  m ay b e  p u r c h a s e d  fo r $12.00 
p re p a id  (in c lu d e s s h ip p in g  a n d  h a n d lin g ) 
from SOLINET, 1438 W est Peachtree St. NW, 
Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309-2955; (800) 999- 
8558. ■

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