ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ N o v e m b e r 2003 /  677

P r e s e r v a t i o n  N e w s Jane Hedberg

ARL p re s e rv a tio n  b rie fin g
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 
has published Library Print Preservation : An 
Adm inistrative Briefing. Written by George 
S o e te , w ith co n trib u tio n s by Ja n ic e  
Mohlhenrich Lathrop, this 29-page report of­
fers a nontechnical review of preservation is­
sues for administrators. It is intended to aid in 
understanding the issues, planning effectively, 
and communicating with preservation special­
ists. The report focuses on paper-based col­
lections and explains both preventive strate­
gies and major treatment options.

Copies cost $15 and are available from 
ARL Publications Distribution Center, P.O. 
Box 531, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0531; 
phone: (301) 362-8196; fax: (301) 206-9789; 
e-mail: pubs@arl.org; URL: www.arl.org/ 
pubscat/order/. ISBN: 0-918006-99-6. One 
complimentary copy was sent to each ARL 
member library.

H ousehold p ro d u c t s a fe ty
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has 
mounted a Household Products Database on 
its W eb site at householdproducts.nlm . 
nih.gov/index.htm. It contains information 
about the manufacturer, active ingredients, 
health effects, and handling and disposal of 
more than 4,000 brand name products. This 
information was gleaned from Material Safety 
Data Sheets (MSDS) supplied by the manu­
facturers. The database may be browsed al­
phabetically by brand name or by one of 
seven categories (auto products, home inside, 
pesticides, landscape/yard, personal care/use, 
home maintenance, and hobbies and crafts). 
Products are cross-linked to each other by 
similar usage, manufacturer and active ingre­
dients, and the database is linked to NLM toxi­
cology resources.

E xhib its w o rk s h o p
The Conservation Center for Art and His­
toric Artifacts (CCAHA) is offering a new se­
ries of workshops, “Show & Tell: Preserva­
tion Planning for Exhibitions,” December 
8-10, 2003, in Philadelphia. The first work­
shop on D ecem b er 8 is “Incorporating

Conservation into Exhibit Planning and De­
sign,” the second on December 9 is “Exhibit 
Cases that Preserve,” and the third on De­
cem ber 10 is “Conservation Appropriate 
Mounts and Supports for Exhibit Objects.”

Attendance at all three workshops is recom­
mended but not mandatory. One workshop costs 
$85, two cost $145, and all three cost $195. Re­
duced rates are available for members of CCAHA 
and the cosponsors. For more information, con­
tact CCAHA, 264 South 23rd Street, Philadelphia, 
PA 19103; phone: (215) 545-0613; fax: (215) 735- 
9313; e-mail: ccaha@ccaha.org; URL: ccaha.org/ 
workshop.html.

JTS sym posium
The Coordinating Council of Audiovisual 
Organizations has announced that the 2004 
Joint Technical Symposium (JTS), titled “Pre­
serving the Audiovisual Heritage—Transition 
and A ccess,” will take place in Toronto, 
Canada, June 24-26. JTS is held every three 
years and allows professionals involved in 
any aspect of moving image and sound pres­
ervation to share the latest information and 
knowledge. The symposium is a collabora­
tion o f the Association of Moving Image 
Archivists, the International Federation of Film 
Archives, the International Federation of 
Television Archives, the International Asso­
ciation of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, 
the International Council on Archives, the 
International Federation of Library Associa­
tions and Institutions, and the Southeast Asia- 
Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association, 
under the auspices of the Information Soci­
ety Division of the United Nations Educa­
tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization 
(UNESCO).

For more information, contact the JTS, e- 
mail: info@jts2004; URL: www.jts2004.org or 
AMIA, 1313 North Vine St., Los Angeles, CA 
90028; phone: (323) 463-1500; fax: (323) 463- 
1506; e -m ail: a m ia @ a m ia n e t.o rg ; URL: 
www.amianet.org/. ■

Jane Hedberg is preservation p rogram  o ffice r a t Harvard 
University Library, e-mail: jane_hedberg@harvard.edu; fax: 
( 6 1 7 )4 9 6 -8 3 4 4

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