nov06c.indd


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

NEDCC releases dPlan 
The Northeast Document Conservation 
Center (NEDCC) has released dPlan: The 
Online Disaster Planning Tool. Developed 
by NEDCC and the Massachusetts Board of 
Library Commissioners for use by cultural 
organizations in Massachusetts, it is now 
available to cultural organizations outside 
the Commonwealth. dPlan facilitates cre­
ation of disaster response plans by pro­
viding a template that contains response 
procedures, salvage priorities, preventive 
maintenance schedules, staff and emer­
gency personnel contact forms, sources 
of supplies and services, and insurance 
checklists. 

After filling out appropriate local informa­
tion, it is possible to print out a customized 
response plan. The customized version of 
the plan is also stored on a password­pro­
tected secure server, and may be updated 
as necessary. 

To view the introductory demo or register 
to use dPlan go to www.dplan.org. For more 
information, contact Lori Foley, NEDCC, 
100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810; 
phone: (978) 470­1010; fax: (978) 475­6021; 
e­mail: nedcc@nedcc.org; URL: www.nedcc. 
org. 

Volunteers needed 
Preservation Field Services of the Southeast­
ern Library Network (SOLINET) is looking 
for volunteers to donate their preservation 
expertise to salvaging collections damaged 
by fl ood, fire, tornado, or other disaster. 
Preservation professionals may volunteer 
to give in­person assistance at the site of a 
disaster or to consult by phone or e­mail. 
Registration with SOLINET does not imply 
an obligation to serve, only a willingness to 
be contacted. 

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

To register, go to www.solinet.net 
/preservation/disaster and scroll down to 
the volunteer form at the bottom of the 
page. For more information, contact Kara M. 
McClurken, SOLINET, 1438 West Peachtree 
Street NW, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309­
2955; phone: (800) 999­8558; fax: (404) 892­
7879; e­mail: kmcclurken@solinet.net. 

Columbia survey 
Columbia University Libraries received ap­
proximately $160,000 from the Andrew W. 
Mellon Foundation for a two­year project 
to survey audio and moving image collec­
tions. This grant supports creation of an 
Microsoft Access database and collection of 
survey data. Items surveyed will be ranked 
on criteria which include physical condi­
tion, status of intellectual property rights, 
level of intellectual control, and scholarly 
and monetary value. The resulting database 
will aid evaluating collection needs and 
setting priorities for preservation actions. 
The software for the survey database will 
be made available for use by other institu­
tions in 2007. 

ARL SPEC kit 292 
The Association of Research Libraries SPEC 
Kit 292 is titled Institutional Repositories. 
It defines an institutional repository as “a 
permanent, institution­wide repository of 
diverse locally produced digital works that 
is available for public use and supports 
metadata harvesting.” This kit reports the 
results of a survey taken by 87 of the 123 
ARL member libraries in January 2006 and 
provides baseline data for tracking further 
developments. 

Copies cost $45 ($35 for ARL members) 
and may be purchased from ARL Publica­
tions Distribution Center, P.O. Box 531, 
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701­0531; phone: 
(301) 362­8196; fax: (301) 206­9789; e­mail: 
pubs@arl.org; URL: www.arl.org/pubscat 
/order/. 

November 2006  643 C&RL News 

www.arl.org/pubscat
mailto:pubs@arl.org
mailto:kmcclurken@solinet.net
http:www.solinet.net
mailto:jane_hedberg@harvard.edu
www.nedcc
mailto:nedcc@nedcc.org
http:www.dplan.org