ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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UC San Diego 
develops staff training 
p ro gram
Julie Page, preservation li­
brarian, and G eorge Soete, 
associate university librarian 
for collections, have devel­

Prese
op ed  a new  staff preserva­
tion orientation program  at N e
the University o f California, 
San Diego. The program fo­
cuses o n  the responsibilities Jane 
of library staff for preserva­
tion of the collections and 
builds basic skills. In addi­
tion to the training, responsibility for appropri­
ate han d lin g  o f library m aterials has b e e n  
incorporated in all library staff job descriptions. 
Slightly modified training sessions have b een  
g iv e n  to  lib ra ry  c u s to d ia n s  a n d  p h y sic a l 
p la n t a d m in is tra to rs a n d  are p la n n e d  for 
cam pus police. Page an d  Soete have found 
the program  particularly effective and are avail­
able at (619) 534-1234 to  answ er questions 
about it.

Schrock provides fre e  preservation 
inform ation
Nancy Carlson Schrock, an independent con­
servator and consultant in W inchester, Massa­
chusetts, may now  be contacted on Thursdays 
and Fridays to answ er librarians’ preservation 
questions free-of-charge. The p hone num ber 
for this Preservation Information Hotline, funded 
by Gaylord Bros., is 1-800-428-3631.

CPA supports EROMM Project
The Commission on Preservation and Access 
has b een  recognized by the Bibliotheque Na­
tional as an official partner in the preparatory 
phase of a pilot project to create EROMM, a 
machine-readable European register of micro­
film masters. During the pilot phase, data from

J a n e  Hedberg prepares this co lu m n  f o r  the College 
Libraries Committee, Comm ission on Preservation 
a n d  Access. Subm issions f o r  this co lu m n  m a y  be 
m a d e via: Internet: JHEDBERG@LUCY. WELLESLEY. 
EDU; f a x  : ( 6 l 7) 283-3640; p h o n e  :(6 1 7) 283-2103; 
o r m a il to: J a n e  Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 
1 0 6  Central St., Wellesley, MA 02181-8275. 
Subm ission dea d lin e is th e 15th o f  the m o n th  a n d  
precedes p u b lica tio n  by approxim ately six  weeks.

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the British Library (G reat 
Britain), th e B ibliothèque 
N a tio n a le  ( F r a n c e ), th e  
Biblioteca Nacional (Portu­

ation
gal), a n d  th e  S taats-u n d  
U n i v e r s i t ä t s b i b l i o t h e k  
G ottingen (Germ any) will 

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b e  u s e d  to  c r e a t e  a 
UNIMARC-based file. This 
file is expected to be com­
patible w ith the minimum 
d ata req u irem en ts for an edberg
internation-al register of mi­
croform  m asters currently 
u n d e r d ev e lo p m e n t. T he 

EROMM project was initiated by the 12-mem- 
b er Commission of the European Communities, 
w hich will supply 60 percent of the first year’s 
funding. The CPA will supply the rem aining 40 
percent, using funds from its Mellon Founda­
tion grant for international activities.

NEDCC receives NEH g ra n t
The Field Service Program  o f the N ortheast 
D ocum ent Conservation C enter in Andover, 
Massachusetts, has received an $889,000 grant 
from the Division o f Preservation and Access 
o f the National Endow m ent for the H umani­
ties. The grant will support several new  Field 
Service Program initiatives including a series 
o f preservation training w orkshops and a pro­
gram to provide information and training in 
statew ide preservation planning. In addition, 
the grant will provide support for existing Field 
Service Program activities in the New England 
and the Mid-Atlantic states. T hese activities 
include subsidized preservation surveys, p ro ­
vision o f a free telep h o n e reference service 
to answ er questions ab o u t preservation, con­
servation, an d  disasters, an d  publications o f 
technical leaflets. For m ore inform ation co n ­
tact: Karen Motylewski, Director o f Field Ser­
vice, NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, 
MA 01810; (508) 470-1010.

Ed: note: Publication of the A m erican Asso­
ciation o f  Law Libraries' Special Committee on 
Preservation Needs o f Law Libraries: Report a n d  
Recommendations, which was announced in the 
May issue o f this column, will probably take 
place som etime in the fall. For additional infor­
m ation about this report, see the spring issue 
(v.84:no.2) of the Law Library Journal. ■