ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Stanford develops 
preservation fact 
sheet for scholars
Stanford University Libraries 
has d ev elo p e d  a fact sheet 
on w hat scholars can d o  to 
prom ote preservation o f li­

Prese
brary m aterials. It w as dis­
tributed by Stanford staff at N e
the M odern Language Asso­
ciation A nnual C onvention 
in D e c e m b e r  1991. F re e  Jane H
copies are available from the 
Commission o n  Preservation
and Access, 1400 16th Street, N.W., Suite 740, 
W ashington, DC 20036-2217; (202) 939-3400. 
D uplication o r ad ap ta tio n  is encouraged.

Clareson reports on highlights of 
three ALA preservation meetings
The ALA M idw inter activities o f th ree groups, 
the C ooperative P reservation Program s D iscus­
sion G roup, th e  Preservation o f Library Materi­
als Section (PLMS) T ask Force o n  Preservation 
E ducation N eed s, a n d  th e  PLMS D iscussion 
Group, have b een  summarized in AMIGOS Agenda 
& OCLC Connection by Tom Clareson, AMIGOS 
preservation service manager. For free copies con­
tact Tom at AMIGOS, 12200 Park Central Dr., Suite 
500, Dallas, TX 75251; (800) 843-8482.

NARA publication provides infor­
mation on preservation photo­
copying
A National Archives a n d  R ecord Adm inistration 
1990 publication, A rch iva l Copies o f  Therm ofax, 
Verifax, a n d  O ther Unstable Records (T echni­
cal Inform ation P aper, no. 5), contains valu­
able inform ation o n  p h o to co p y in g  a n d  p h o to ­
copiers, according to th e Science Panel o f the 
C om m ission o n  P re se rv a tio n  a n d  A ccess. It 
covers th e p h o to co p y in g  process, its suitability 
for archival purposes, h o w  to  test for “archivally 
acceptable c o p y ,” a n d  a n u m b e r o f practical 
suggestions to  im prove any preservation p h o ­
tocopying program . T he 31-page publication 
(order n u m b e r PB90-171836/GAR) is available 
from NTIS, 5285 P ort Royal Road, Springfield, 
VA 22161; (703) 487-4650. Copies cost $17.00 in 
paper or $9.00 in microfiche, plus a $3.00 handling

Prepared by Jane Hedberg f o r  the College Libraries 
Committee, Commission on Preservation a n d  Access

fee. Orders not charged or pre­
paid are subject to an additional 
$7.50 fee.

vation 
CPA plans preserva­
tion management 
seminar for 1993

w s
T he College Libraries Com­
m ittee o f th e  C om m ission on  
Preservation an d  Access, in 
co o p eratio n  w ith SOLINET, 
Inc., is p lan n in g  to  offer a edberg
second Preservation Manage­
m en t Sem inar in 1993- T he

first sem inar w as held at W ashington & Lee Uni­
versity from  July 20-27, 1991, an d  w as judged 
b y  th e 16 participants to  b e an  overw helm ing 
success. The 1991 program was designed to pro­
vide librarians w ho have part-time preservation re­
sponsibilities with strategies for preserving general 
collections. For more information contact SOLINET, 
1438 W. Peachtree St. NW, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 
30309-2955; (800) 999-8558.

Subm issions f o r  this co lu m n  m a y  be m a d e 
via: Internet: JHEDBERG@LUCY. WELLESLEY. 
EDU; F ax: ( 6 1 7 )  2 3 9 -1 1 3 9 ; o r  m a il: J a n e  
Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 1 0 6  C en­
tral Street, Wellesley, M A 02181-8275. ■

(W ashington c o n t.fro m  p age 2 6 7 )
tio n  is n e e d e d  by the ALA m em bership, an d  
th at the com m ittee n e e d e d  w id er ALA in p u t 
into its deliberations o n  h o w  to  p ro tect basic 
principles an d  library interests as policy evolves. 
Steps tak en  by com m ittee chair E. J. Jo sey  at 
th e ALA M idw inter Meeting in Jan u ary  include:

■ Establishing an  a d  h o c subcom m ittee o n  
telecom m unications, chaired b y  Elaine Albright 
o f th e  University o f Maine. (Albright is chair o f 
th e Legislation A ssem bly.)

■ Focusing the C om m ittee o n  Legislation’s 
Inform ation U pdate Session o n  these telecom ­
m unications issues at th e ALA A nnual C onfer­
e n c e  in San Francisco. T he tim e slot is Satur­
day, Ju n e  27, from  9:30 a.m. to  12:30 p.m.

■ Holding a hearing at the ALA Annual Con­
ference to solicit opinions from ALA members and 
units o n  Sunday, June 28, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

An issues b ack g ro u n d  p a p e r an d  inform a­
tion a b o u t the conference activitieswill b e  dis­
t r i b u t e d  to  ALA u n it s  th is  s p r in g . C a ro l 
H en d erso n  is staff liaison to  th e  com m ittee. ■