4 7 8 / C & R L N e w s ■ J u n e 1 9 9 9 P r e s e r v a t i o n N e w s Jane H edberg CLIR publishes s u m m a ry re p o rt T he C o u n c il o n Library a n d In fo rm a tio n Re­ sources (C LIR ) has p u b lis h e d a n e w report b y A b b y S m ith e n title d “T he F uture o f the Past: Preservation in A m e rican Research Libraries.” This p ap e r is b o th a sum m ary o f progress m ad e in the preservation o f research m aterials a n d a call fo r future action. It recaps h o w librar­ ians a n d scholars re s p o n d e d to the deteriora­ tio n o f acid ic p a p e r in large library co llections a n d h o w th ey d e v e lo p e d current m e th o d s for m a n a g in g the preservation o f those collections. It also review s the challe ng e s a n d risks o f pre ­ serving d ig ital d o c u m e n ts in lie u o f m o re tra­ d itio n a l form ats. This p a p e r is in te n d e d to in ­ fo rm ad m inistrato rs a n d scholars a b o u t the crucial role th ey p la y in e nsu ring c o n tin u e d access to o u r research record. C opies are availab le for $15, in c lu d in g post­ age a n d h a n d lin g , from CLIR P ub licatio n s O r­ ders, 1755 M assachusetts A venue, N W , Suite 500, W a s h in g to n , D .C . 20036-2124; p h o n e : (202) 939-4750; fax: (202) 939-4765; e-mail: info@ clir.org; URL: h ttp ://w w w .clir.o rg . O rders m u st b e p re p aid . Conserve O G ram s a v a ila b le on W eb T he M u se u m M a n a g e m e n t P rogram o f the N a­ tio n a l P ark Service has m o u n te d its Conserve O G ra m series o n the W eb. Conserve O G ra m ’s are short leaflets fo cu se d o n specific to pics in o bje ct conservation. A lth o u g h w ritten fo r m u se u m pro fessio n­ als a n d p rim arily co nc e rn e d w ith art a n d arti­ facts, m a n y m ay prove useful to librarians a n d archivists. Som e o f th e leaflets cover general to pics, such as insect c o ntro l o r m o n ito rin g c o lle c tio n e n viro nm e nts, w h ile others cover to pics in rare b o o k , m anuscripts, o r archival c o lle ctio n preservation. T he C onserve O G ram s are ava ila b le at h t t p :/ / w w w .c r .n p s .g o v / c s d / p u b lic a t io n s / co nse rv e o g ram /co n s_to c.h tm l. A P D F view er (e.g ., A d o b e A crobat R eader) is required. 1 FLA publishes n e w p reservatio n series T he C o re P ro g ra m m e o n P reservation a n d C onse rvatio n o f th e In te rn a tio n a l F ederation o f Library A ssociations a n d Institu tio ns (IFLA) a n d CLIR recently p u b lis h e d the first n u m b e r in a n e w series, “In te rn a tio n a l P reservation Issues.” “IFLA P rinciples for the Care a n d H a n ­ d lin g o f Library M aterial” w as c o m p ile d a n d e d ite d b y E d w ard P. A d c o c k w ith the assis­ tance o f Marie-Therese V arlam off a n d V irginie K rem p. T his 72-page report has chapters o n security a n d disaster p la n n in g , the e n v iro n ­ m e nt, traditional library m aterial, p h o to g rap h ic a n d film -based m e d ia, au d io v isu al carriers, a n d refo rm atting. There is also a b ib lio g ra p h y , a list o f inter­ n atio n a l o rg anizatio n s th at c a n p ro v id e exper­ tise a n d a list o f p e rtin e n t In te rn atio n al O rg a ­ n iz a tio n for S tan d ard izatio n (IS O ) standards. C o pies m a y b e requested fro m IFLA-PAC, B ib lio th è q u e n a tio n a le d e F rance , 2, rue V iv ie nne , 75084 Paris cedex 02, France; URL: h ttp ://w w w .ifla .o rg . Disaster Recovery In fo rm atio n Sources T he G eo rg ia D e p a rtm e n t o f A rchives a n d H is­ tory has m o u n te d a n d lin k e d a n u m b e r o f pres­ ervatio n a n d disaster preparedness d o cum e nts o n its W e b site as a p u b lic service. “D isaster P reparedness” a n d “S alvaging Y o u r V aluable Personal B e lo n g in g s ” are o f particu lar interest to the laype rso n. T he URL is h ttp ://w w w .s o s . state .ga.us/ a rch iv e s/p s/g p s.h tm . T he 1999 e d itio n o f the D isaste r Recovery Yellow P ages is a 320-page directory o f s u p ­ plies a n d services that m ay b e u se d b y all types o f o rg anizations. It is d iv id e d in to five sec­ tio n s c o v e rin g re sto ratio n services, m o b ile b u ild in g s , c o m p u te r a n d e m e rg e ncy e q u ip ­ m e nt, p la n n in g a n d data recovery softw are, a n d tra in in g p u b lic atio n s a n d vide o s, p lu s it co ntains in fo rm a tio n a b o u t d e v e lo p in g recov­ ery plans. C o pies are av ailab le fo r $98 p lu s $3 s h ip ­ p in g a n d h a n d lin g , fro m T he Systems A u d it G ro u p , In c ., 25 E lliso n R o ad , N e w to n , M A 02459; p h o n e : (617) 332-3496; fax: (617) 332- 4358; e-mail: d ryp@ Javanet.com . ■ Jane Hedberg prepares this column fo r th e College Libraries C o m m itte e , C om m ission o n P re serva tio n a nd Access. Submissions m ay be m a de t o Jane H ed b e rg, W elle sley College; jhedberg@ wellesley.edu; fax: (781)283-3690 mailto:info@clir.org http://www.clir.org http://www.cr.nps.gov/csd/publications/ http://www.ifla.org http://www.sos mailto:dryp@Javanet.com mailto:jhedberg@wellesley.edu C & R L N e w s ■ J u n e 1 9 9 9 / 4 7 9