ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


661

Preservation 
N ews

Jane Hedberg

Commission publishes 
annual report
The 1992/93 Annual Report 
o f the Commission on Pres­
ervation and Access, in ad­
dition to docum enting ac­
complishments and listing 
publications, com m ittees, 
task forces, board members, 
and staff, also includes a short 
essay by Commission Presi­
dent Patricia Battin. The es­
say, “From Preservation to 
Access— Paradigm  for the 
Future,” presents Battin’s vi
sion o f preservation in the virtual library with 
the thesis that “in the digital world, preserva­
tion is access, and access is preservation.”

Copies o f the report are available free (while 
supplies last) from Sonny Koemer, The Com­
mission on Preservation and Access, 1400 16th 
Street, N.W., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036-
2217; (202) 939-3400. (Commission sponsors 
receive copies o f all commission publications 
automatically.)

AMIGOS distributes information on 
A/V preservation
The AMIGOS Preservation Service (APS) is of­
fering copies o f handouts distributed at the May 
1993 American Library Association Institute, 
“The Magnetic Media Challenge: Preservation 
o f Audio Tape & Videotape in Libraries and 
Archives.” The handouts include tw o bibliog­
raphies, storage and handling recommenda­
tions, disaster preparedness guidelines, sample 
documentation data sheets, and some vendor-
supplied materials. APS is also distributing a 
handout titled “Preservation Basics and Stan­
dards for Audio & V ideo Tapes,” which was 
d eveloped by its Field Services O fficer Ann 
Massmann.

Free copies are available from  Rebecca 
Frank, AMIGOS Preservation Service, AMIGOS 
Bibliographic Council, Inc., 12200 Park Central 
Drive, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75251; (800) 843-
8482.

AMIGOS reports on SAA annual 
meeting
AMIGOS Preservation Service (APS) is distrib­
uting copies o f a report on the Annual Meeting 
o f the Society o f American Archivists (SAA),

w h ich  w as held in N e w  
Orleans from September 1-
5, 1993. The report, pre­
pared by APS Field Services 
Officer Ann Massmann, pro­
vides a summary o f activi­
ties at preservation-related 
sessions.

Free copies are available 
from Rebecca Frank (see or­
d e rin g  in fo rm a tio n  in 
preceeding news item).

Geoscience 
Information Society 

publishes papers on preservation
The Geoscience Information Society has pub­
lished “Preserving Geoscience Imagery” as vol­
ume 23 o f its Proceedings. The volume con­
tains 19 papers on a variety o f topics including 
digital imagery, photographic collections, pre­
serving high-use geoscience literature, strate­
gies for preserving personal professional photo 
and slide collections, federal initiatives to pre­
serve images on laser disc, and basic preserva­
tion techniques em ployed at the U.S. G eologi­
cal Survey Field Records and Photographic 
Libraries.

Copies are available for $45.00 (prepaid) 
from the Geoscience Information Society, c/o 
American Geological Institute, 4220 King Street, 
Alexandria, V A 22302

ALCTS bylaws fail to pass 
membership vote
The Executive Board o f the Association for Li­
brary C ollection s and Tech n ical Services 
(ALCTS) submitted new  bylaws to a member­
ship vote in September. The bylaws would have 
completely reorganized the assocaition, elimi­
nating the present sections and creating 
divisionwide interest groups and forums. ALCTS 
announced the results o f the vote on Novem ­
ber 1. O f the 1,546 votes cast, 35% w ere in 
favor o f the bylaws and 65% were against. ■

Submissions fo r this column may be made to: 
Jane Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 106 
Central St., Wellesley, MA 02181-8275; 
JHEDBERG@LUCY. WELLESLEY.EDU; (61 7) 
283-2103. Submission deadline is the 15th of 
the month and precedes publication by approxi­
mately six weeks.