ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 368 / C&RL News ■ May 1998 P r e s e r v a t i o n N e w s Jane Hedberg CLIR publishes digital image report The Council on Library and Inform ation Re­ sources (CLIR) recently published Stephen E. O strow ’s “Digitizing Historical Pictorial Collections for the Internet.” This report co n ­ siders the impact o f digital technology on traditional pictorial co llection s and the ways in w h ich it may b e used to ad v an tag e. Ostrow specifically addresses the nature o f pictorial co llection s as primary research m a­ terials and how digital surrogates can affect that use, with particular attention to digital selection criteria, image resolution, and cre ­ ation o f metadata. A detailed digital project planning checklist and a summary o f co p y ­ right and other restrictions ap p licable to im­ ages published on the Internet, prepared by Library of Congress staff, are also included. T he report is available for $20, including shipping and handling, from CLIR, 1755 Mas­ sachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Wash­ ington, D.C. 20036-2188; phone: (2 0 2 ) 939- 4 7 5 0 ; fax: (2 0 2 ) 9 3 9 -4 7 6 5 ; e-m ail: info@ clir.org. Orders must b e prepaid by ch eck , m ade payable to CLIR. Update on Bookkeeper mass deacidification process In January 1998, the Library o f Congress (LC) awarded Preservation T ech n o log ies Limited Partnership (PTLP), ow ners o f the B o o k ­ k eep er mass deacidification process, a four- year contract. This follow s a tw o-year lim­ ited production contract, w hich deacidified 100,000 books. T he new contract not only calls for deacidification o f 250,000 to 275,000 b o o k s at PTLP’s plant in Cranberry, Penn­ sylvania, but also for PTLP to provide sup­ port services at the library. PTLP staff will, under the supervision o f LC staff, pull, pack, ship, and reshelve b o o k s selected for treat­ ment. The LC will continu e its evaluation o f the B o o k k e e p e r p ro ce ss, particu larly for n o n b o o k paper formats, and has generously offered to act as a dem onstration site, so staff from o th er cultural institutions may learn about the administrative aspects o f a large-scale deacidification project. In March 1998, the State Archives o f the Netherlands selected B o o k k e e p e r as its dea­ cid ification p rocess. T hey, in co n ju n ctio n with the TNO Center for Paper and Board Research, will also continue to evaluate the effectiv en ess o f the process, particularly for h o m o g e n e i t y o f t r e a t m e n t , pH le v e l achieved, and alkaline reserve deposited. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e LC Project, contact K enneth E. Harris, preser­ vation projects director, preservation direc­ torate, Library o f Congress LM-G21, W ash­ ington, D.C. 20540-4500; phone: (2 0 2 ) 707- 1054; fax: (2 0 2 ) 707-3434; e-mail: khar@ loc. gov. Greenfield publishes bookbinding glossary Ja n e G reenfield, a w ell-know n conservator, has written and illustrated a new glossary called the A B C o f B o o k b in d in g . This 200- page oversize volum e, with over 700 illus­ trations, com p rehensively covers the terms related to b o ok s and bookbinding, plus pro­ v id es in fo rm atio n a b o u t h isto rica l b o o k structures and styles. Copies are available for $35, plus ship­ ping and handling, from O ak Knoll B ooks, 414 D elaw are St., New Castle, DE 19720; phone: (3 0 2 ) 328-7232; fax: (3 0 2 ) 328-7274; e-mail: o a k k n o ll@ o ak k n o ll.co m . Order no. 49915-A 15. ISBN: 1-884718-41-8. Digital conference proceedings available To scan or not to scan: W hat are the q u es­ tions? T he printed proceed ings o f its 1996 conference on digital projects in libraries and archives, are now available from the South­ eastern Library Network (SOLINET). T h ese proceed ings cov er theoretical issues as well as the practical co n cern s o f funding, project developm ent and m anagem ent, outsourcing, ( c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 3 7 3 ) Jane Hedberg prepares this column for the College Libraries Com m ittee, Commission on Preservation and Access. Submissions may be made (by the 15th of the month) to Jane Hedberg, Wellesley College; jhedberg@wellesley.edu; fax: (781) 283-3690 clir.org mailto:oakknoll@oakknoll.com mailto:jhedberg@wellesley.edu C&RL News ■ May 1998/ 369 BSCO Online™, the latest in a long journals in full text dating back to 1990 — Eseries of electronic services from more than any other competing database.EBSCO Information Services, is Order virtually any document now from putting a charge into academic libraries. EBSCO Document Services (EBSCOdoc) Available in early 1998, EBSCO Online lets through the World Wide Web, by phone, mail, you identify, access, acquire and manage elec­ fax or e-mail. A new express ordering service tronic journals from one convenient location. and expanded Web capabilities now in devel­ The Web-based service gives you easy-to-use opment will electrify your electronic ordering administrative features and enables end- and customized service options. users to seamlessly access a wide range of EBSCO. Powering your library with electronic journals. shockingly comprehensive electronic Academic Search FullTEXT Premiere™, avail­ services. able on EBSCOhost®, offers more than 1,000 All the information you need and w ant from a name you already know and trust. 370 / C&RL News ■ May 1998 C&RL News ■ May 1998/373 Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from 1982 to the present and CDC Prevention G uide­ lin es.” The system requires either tem po­ rary or perm anent registration options, with user ID ’s and passwords, and limits access according to registration level. It provides a som ew hat m ind-boggling num ber o f search limitations for several databases, including FARS (fatal accident reporting), SEER (Sur­ veillance, Epidem iology and End Results), CDP (Chronic D isease Prevention), and IRIS (Injury Research Information Service). Data use restrictions are clearly listed and user support is available. A huge resource list to other sources is also included, sorted by pro­ tocol (ftp, gopher, http, mailto, telnet, etc.). Training, em ploym ent, and funding o p ­ portunities round out the site. They include fellow ships, research, training, grants, resi­ dencies, and conferences. The CDC has de­ v elop ed a co m p lex and seem ingly in e x ­ haustible site o f information that su ccess­ fully and artfully achieves its mission and goals.— E la in e H o ffm a n , S tate U niversity o f N e w Y ork, S t o n y B r o o k ; e b o f f m a n @ c c m a il.s u n y s b .e d u Notes 1. David Farley, University o f Chicago, DOCTOR FUN (January 28, 1994). 2. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/programs/ sanit/ vsp/ im ages/ im ages.htm lin k in g to h ttp :/ / su n site.u n c.ed u :80/D ave/D r-Fun/ df940Vdf940128.jpg. ■ (P r e s e r v a tio n … c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 3 6 8) and copyright. They also include case stud­ ies from different types o f institutions. Copies are available for $10 each from Alicia Riley-W alden, SOLINET, 1438 West Peachtree Street N.W., Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 3 0 3 0 9 -2 9 5 5 ; p h o n e: (8 0 0 ) 9 9 9 -8 5 5 8 ; fax: ( 4 0 4 ) 8 9 2 - 7 8 7 9 ; e - m a il : a l i c i a _ r i l e y - w alden@ solinet.net. Orders must be prepaid by check, made payable to SOLINET. CT h e ow rorngr UeRL c fort tih eo E unro p ean Commission on Preservation and A ccess’ Virtual Exhibition appeared in the February 1998 column. The correct URL is http:// www.knaw.nl/ecpa/expo.htm.The editors regret the error. mail.su http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/programs/ http://sunsite.unc.edu mailto:alicia_riley-walden@solinet.net mailto:alicia_riley-walden@solinet.net http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/expo.htm.The