ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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G PO  budget, Public P rinter R obert H ouk said that all participants in online electronic 
dissem ination services, including depository libraries, “m ay b e required to pay a portion o f the 
cost o f such services to the extent allow ed by law . A dequate controls are essential and 
lim itations on free service access m ust be considered early in any arrangem ent to m ake 
databases available to the public through the depository library netw ork.” U nder the F Y  ’92 
budget, the G PO  Superintendent o f D ocum ents operation w ould have $28,126,000 available, a 
9.2 percent increase, o f w hich $22,616,000 w ould be for depository library distribution.

P R E S E R V A T I O N  
N E W S

Prepared by Barbara Brown

College Libraries Committee 
Commission on Preservation a nd Access

•  P h ila d e lp h ia , P e n n s y lv a n ia . Proposals for 
contributions to volume II of Advances in Preser­
vation and Access, a new  annual published by the 
Meckler Corporation, are invited by co-editors 
Mary E. Jackson (University o f Pennsylvania) and 
Barbara Buckner Higginbotham  (Brooklyn Col­
lege). Individuals are asked to subm it one-page 
abstracts for papers on c u rrent topics on library 
preservation, conservation, and related access is­
sues, including education, cooperation, standards, 
m anagem ent, and technique. T he abstract should 
contain the name, address, and telephone num ber 
o f the potential contributor; b rie f biographical 
data; and a 250-word abstract. Mail proposals to: 
Mary E. Jackson, Co-editor, Advances in Preserva­
tion and Access, 431 E. Allens Lane, Philadelphia, 
PA 19119-1104; phone (215) 898-7558; fax (215) 
898-1471; e-mail bb.mej@ rlg.bitnet.

•  E v a n s to n , I llin o is . The first m eeting o f the 
N O TIS-Preservation In te re st G roup (N O TIS- 
PIG ) was held during the ALA M idwinter m eeting 
in Chicago. This special interest group, chaired by 
Barbara Sagraves (Northwestern University) and 
co-chaired by Patricia Palm er (Virginia Com m on­
wealth University) was form ed to discuss the pres­
ervation applications of NOTIS. Those individuals

from NO TIS institutions who are interested may 
be added to  the mailing list by contacting Barbara 
Sagraves, Preservation Office, N orthw estern U ni­
versity Library, 1935 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 
60208-2300; (708) 491-7786; e-mail: sagraves@nu 
acc.acns.nw u.edu.

•  W a sh in g to n , D .C . T he Commission on Pres­
ervation and Access’s supply o f its fundraising 
support package, “Ideas for Preservation Fundrais­
ing” has b e en  replenished. T he package includes 
an overview from the national perspective, articles 
judged helpful for making the case for local preser­
vation support, and examples o f institutional fund­
raising initiatives. T he flexible form at enables a 
library or archive to add its own information for 
fundraising presentations. The package may be 
purchased for $10.00. O rders m ust be prepaid, 
with checks (no cash) m ade payable to “T he C om ­
mission on Preservation and Access,” in U.S. funds. 
O rders m ay b e sent to: T he Commission on P reser­
vation and Access, 1785 M assachusetts Avenue, 
NW, Suite 313, W ashington, D C  20036-2117.

C ontributions to this colum n may be sent to 
Barbara Brown, University Library, W ashington & 
Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450; e-mail: 
brown.b.j@ p9955.wlu.edu; fax: (703) 463-8964.

acc.acns.nwu.edu
mailto:brown.b.j@p9955.wlu.edu