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

Library trends 
“Digital Preservation: Finding Balance” is 
the title of the summer 2005 issue of Library 
Trends (v. 54: no. 1). It includes: “Introduction” 
by Deborah Woodyard-Robinson, “Exploring 
Variety in Digital Collections and the Implica-
tions for Digital Preservation” by MacKenzie 
Smith, “Building an Internet Archive System 
for the British Broadcasting Corporation” by 
Cathy Smith, “Digital Archiving in the 21st 
Century: Practice at the National Library of 
the Netherlands” by Johan Steenbakkers, 
“What Should We Preserve? The Question 
for Heritage Libraries in a Digital World” by 
Margaret Phillips, “Web Archiving Methods and 
Approaches: A Comparative Study” by Julien 
Masanès, “Preservation Metadata: National 
Library of New Zealand Experience” by Steve 
Knight, “Practical Preservation: The PREMIS 
Experience” by Priscilla Caplan and Rebecca 
Guenther, “Establishing a Global Digital For-
mat Registry” by Stephen Abrams, “Prototype 
Preservation Environments” by Reagan Moore 
and Richard Marciano, and “Building Preser-
vation Partnerships: The Library of Congress 
National Digital Information Infrastructure and 
Preservation Program” by William LeFurgy. 

Preservation database 
The Centre de conservation du Quebec (CCQ) 
has developed “Preserv’Art,” a database of 
products used in the transport, exhibit, and 
storage of cultural artifacts. The product de-
scriptions contain detailed, verifi ed informa-
tion, and the database may be searched by 
category, use, product name, manufacturer or 
supplier. The site also includes a bibliogra-
phy, a glossary, and explanations of how to 
choose the right cardboards, textiles, woods 
and wood derivatives, papers, and plastics for 
preservation purposes. The site is available 
in French or English. 

Jane Hedberg is preservation program offi  cer at Harvard 
University Library, e-mail: jane_hedberg@harvard.edu; 
fax: (617) 496-8344 

“Preserv’Art”can be found at preservart. 
ccq.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/index.aspx. 

Hurricane preparedness workshops 
To help libraries and archives prepare for 
the 2006 hurricane season, the Southeastern 
Library Network (SOLINET) is offering one-day 
hurricane preparedness workshops in various 
locations throughout the South. Workshops 
will be held April 10 at the State Library of 
Louisiana in Baton Rouge, April 18 at the 
Camden County Public Service Authority in 
Kingsland, Georgia, and May 15 at the Gulf 
Coast Community College in Panama City 
Beach, Florida. 

The workshops cost only $25 per par-
ticipant. For more information, contact 
Vanessa Richardson, SOLINET, 1438 West 
Peachtree Street NW, Suite 200, Atlanta, 
GA 30309-2955; toll free phone: (800) 999-
8558; e-mail: vanessa_richardson@solinet. 
net; URL: www.solinet.net/home_templ. 
cfm?doc_id=3855&WKSHPID=12HPS. 

The Library of Congress is offering a half-
day workshop, Salvage of Library Collections, 
on April 25, 2006. The workshop is free of 
charge. Participation is limited and preference 
will be given to participants from institutions in 
hurricane-prone areas. For more information, 
contact Alan Haley, Conservation Division, 
Library of Congress, e-mail: alha@loc.gov. 

Disaster recovery resources 
“Disaster preparedness: Because prepared-
ness empowers,” a Web site (matrix.msu. 
edu/~disaster/) hosted by Michigan State 
University, contains a database listing experts, 
supplies, and services for disaster mitigation 
and recovery. It has recently been expanded 
to include resources available nationwide or 
in regions other than the Midwest. The da-
tabase may be searched by location served 
or type of activity, and search results may be 
downloaded to a Microsoft Excel file for local 
use. The Web site administrator welcomes 
additional resource entries. 

258C&RL News April 2006

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