ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


January 1991 /  47

W ashington H otline (cont'd)

In section 2078, the bill also instructs the congressional O ffice o f T echnology A ssessm ent 
to (in the w ords o f the conference report, H. R ept. 1 0 1 -9 1 6 ) “analyze the e ffect o f new 
inform ation technology on rural A m erica, the ability o f  rural citizens to acquire advanced 
technology, and recom m end w ays in w hich the L ibrary o f C ongress m ay c o nnect w ith rural 
citizens by com puter to share inform ation in the national library.”

P R E S E R V A T I O N  
N E W S

Prepared by Barbara Brown

College Libraries Committee 
Commission on Preservation and Access

•  E v a n s to n , I llin o is , T he C om m ittee on Insti­
tutional C ooperation (CIC) Libraries (University 
of Chicago, University o f Illinois, Indiana Univer­
sity, University of Iowa, University o f Michigan, 
Michigan State University, University o f M inne­
sota, N orthw estern University, Ohio State Univer­
sity, P urdue University, University o f Wisconsin- 
Madison, and Pennsylvania State University) have 
begun a one-year program  at N orthw estern U ni­
versity to investigate the im plem entation of mass 
deacidification. T he project is funded in p art by the 
Council on Library Resources. T he goal of the 
project is to provide th e  C IC  libraries with a fram e­
work for im plem enting mass deacidification w hen 
it becom es technically and economically feasible. 
For m ore information about the project, contact: 
Sue H. Nutty, C IC  Mass Deacidification Coordi­
nator, N orthw estern University Library, Preserva­
tion D epartm ent, 1935 Sheridan Road, Evanston, 
IL 60208, phone (708) 467-1379.

•  L e x in g t o n . V ir g in ia . T he one-w eek preser- 
vabon m anagem ent sem inar developed by the Col­
lege Libraries C om m ittee o f th e  Commission on 
Preservation and Access and S O L IN E T  for college 
librarians with part-tim e preservation responsibil­
ity will b e offered for th e  first tim e on the W ashing­
ton and L ee University cam pus, July 20-27, 1991. 
The cost of tuition, room  and board, and materials 
will be $1,200. A ttendance is open to librarians 
throughout the nation, b u t registrants will be se­

lected on an application basis. T he deadline for 
receipt o f applications is M arch 15, 1991. Applica­
tion inform ation and description of the curriculum  
are available from: Lisa Fox, SO LIN ET , 400 Col­
ony Square, Plaza Level, Atlanta, GA 30361-6301, 
p hone (800) 999-8558, fax (404) 892-7879.

•  W a s h in g to n , D C . T he Association o f Phvsi- 
cal Plant Adm inistrators of Universities and Col­
leges has announced th e  schedule and speakers for 
the course it is offering in cooperation with the 
Commission on Preservation a nd Access, “P reser­
vation o f Library and Archival M aterials,” F e b ru ­
ary 28 -M arch  1, 1991, at the Holiday Inn Capitol, 
in W ashington, DC. T he keynote speaker will be 
Billy Frye, Vice President for Academic Affairs and 
Provost at E m ory University. O th e r speakers are 
D onald G. Kelsey, University of M innesota; M au­
re e n  Sullivan, Yale University; and R obert Burke, 
C harles D unn, Nancy Gwinn, M ichael Legue, 
Law rence Stuebing, J. Andrew Wilson, and How­
ard Wink, all from the Smithsonian Institution. T he 
purpose o f the p rogram  is to foster b e tte r working 
relationships and an understanding of needs b e ­
tw een librarians/archivists and physical plant ad­
m inistrators in an effort to improve th e  environ­
m ental conditions o f library and archival materials. 
Registration is $325 before F eb ru ary  1, $375 after. 
Registration inform ation is available from: APPA 
Sem inars, 1446 D u k e  S tre e t, A lexandria, VA 
22314-3492, (703) 684-1446, fax (703) 549-2772.