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Preservation
fle w s

Jane H edberg

C arnegie Corporation 
supports Vision 2 0 1 0
The Carnegie Corporation o f 
N e w  York has awarded a 
$180,000 grant for partial sup­
port o f Vision 2010, an 18- 
month study o f the implica­
tion s o f  te c h n o lo g ic a l 
develo p m en ts fo r high er 
education and scholarly com­
munication to be conducted 
by the Commission on Pres­
ervation and Access and the 
U n iv e rs ity  o f  M ich iga n  
School o f Information and 
Library Studies. The project will investigate 
educational uses o f digital technology and de­
velop a plan for their productive use. By en­
couraging all interested constituencies to par­
ticipate in this planning process, the project’s 
designers hope to stimulate debate and addi­
tional research. The goal is to enable those in­
volved in higher education to influence the cre­
ation o f future education information services.

For more information contact: The Commis­
sion on Preservation and Access, 1400 16th St., 
NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036-2217; 
(202) 939-3400.

C olum bia U niversity to investigate 
re fo rm a ttin g  brittle maps
The Columbia University Libraries and Aca­
demic Information Systems w ill conduct a 
seven-month study to determine the most ac­
ceptable techniques for preservation o f and 
access to oversize color maps. The project calls 
for digitally scanning three different formats o f 
the same five brittle maps (the originals, color 
transparencies, and full-frame microfiche o f the 
originals), then producing full-size paper print­
outs from the digital images. They also plan to 
produce full-frame microfiche from the digi­
tally scanned images o f the originals. Panels o f 
experts will evaluate the quality and cost ef­

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fectiveness o f all the tech­
niques and their conclusions 
w ill be used to d evelop  
plans for preservation o f 
United States G eological 
Survey publications.

H a rv a rd  to m a rk e t 
collection condition 
survey s o ftw a re
Surveyor, a collection con­
dition survey software pack­
age developed by the Pres­
ervation Office at Harvard 
University Library, will be 

available for purchase this fall. The package 
includes Macintosh-based customized software 
for creating a condition survey database and 
for generating the random numbers necessary 
for survey sample selection, plus a manual. 
Once a survey is completed, the software can 
perform quality control, tabulate results, and 
produce an extensive set o f reports and graphs. 
The software can be used on a Macintosh 
Powerbook, making it convenient to survey vol­
umes in situ.

For more information contact: Lisa Biblo, 
Harvard University Library Preservation Office, 
25 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; 
(617) 495-8596.

ECPA established
The European Commission on Preservation and 
Access (ECPA) was formally constituted in 
Amsterdam on March 17, 1994. Its mission is 
“to foster, develop and support in Europe col­
laboration among libraries, archives and allied 
organizations, in order to ensure the preserva­
tion o f the published and documentary record 
in all formats and to provide enhanced access 
to the cultural and intellectual heritage.” Pro­
fessor Pieter J. D. Drenth, president o f the Royal 
Netherlands Academy o f Arts and Sciences, is 
chairman and professor Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, 
director o f Die Deutsche Bibliothek, is vice- 
chairman o f the ECPA Board. ■

Submissions f o r  this column may be made to: Jane 
Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 106 Central St., 
Wellesley, MA 02181-8275; (617)283-2103; 

JHEDBERGŨLUCY. WELLESLEY.EDU. Submission 
deadline is the 15th o f  the month and precedes 
publication by approximately six weeks.



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