ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


658/C&RL News

Preservation 
News

Ja ne Hedberg

PARS creates W eb  site
Robert DeCandido, co-chair 
o f the Preservation and Re­
formatting Section (PARS) of 
ALA’s Association for Library 
Collection and Technical Ser­
vices (ALCTS), has created a 
Web site for mounting PARS 
documents and preservation 
information. The site w ill 
contain copies o f the sec­
tion ’s bylaws, announce­
ments and minutes o f meet­
ings, documents for discus­
sion, news items, and any­
thing else o f interest to PARS members.

T o access this site, use http://www.well. 
com/user/bronxbob/pars/pars.html or the link 
p ro v id e d  in C oO L at http://palim psest. 
stanford.edu/. To submit documents contact 
Robert DeCandido at bronxbob@well.com.

PRESED-X expands co vera ge
Robert DeCandido also maintains a Web site 
for the Preservation Educators’ Exchange 
(PRESED-X) and has recently expanded its con­
tent. In addition to syllabi o f preservation 
courses, which are o f interest to preservation 
instructors, there is now a list o f training and 
educational opportunities, plus documents on 
training topics, which might be o f interest to 
anyone. T o access this web site, use http:// 
w w w .w ell.com /u ser/bronxbob/presed-x/ 
presed-x.html. Either Mosaic or Netscape may 
be used, but best access to the graphics is 
achieved with Netscape 1.1. To submit an­
nouncements or documents for this site, con­
tact Robert DeCandido at bronxbob@well.com.

ARL publishes preservation statistics
The Association o f Research Libraries (ARL) has 
published The ARL Preservation Statistics, a com­
pilation o f data on the preservation programs 
at its 115 member libraries. The report has three 
main sections: summary data tables, analysis o f 
core data, and analysis based on collection size. 
The statistics show a slowing in 1993/94 o f for­
merly steady growth in both staffing and ex­
penditures for preservation at ARL libraries. 
However, preservation microfilming production 
continued steady growth due to grant funding 
from private and public external sources. Total 
ARL preservation expenditures for 1993/94 were

reported at $77,674,363. 
Copies o f the report are 
$25.00 for members and 
$65.00 for nonmembers, 
plus $5.00 for shipping and 
handling, from ARL Publi­
cations, Dept. #0692, Wash­
ington, DC 20036. Prepay­
m ent is re q u ired  fo r 
nonmembers. For more in­
formation contact Patricia 
Brennan, Information Ser­
vices Coordinator, ARL, 21 
Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 
800, Washington, DC 20036; 

(202) 296-2296; e-mail: patricia@cni.org.

AALL adopts preservation policy
The Executive Board o f the American Associa­
tion o f Law Libraries (AALL) has adopted a pres­
ervation policy for the organization. It covers 
setting priorities, participation in a national pres­
ervation agenda, cooperation with publishers 
and vendors, funding, and a structure to imple­
ment their preservation goals. The text o f the 
policy appears in the AALL Newsletter (Febru­
ary 1995). For more information, contact AALL, 
53 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.

Wisconsin develops disaster recovery 
publication
The Council o f Wisconsin Libraries and the 
Wisconsin Preservation Program (WISPPR) are 
distributing Disaster Recovery Supplies & Sup­
pliers by Caroline Gilderson-Duwe. It provides 
information about the statewide emergency 
government system and disaster response and 
recovery for libraries, including lists o f services, 
vendors, consultants, and handbook binders. 
Written for Wisconsin libraries, it may be o f 
use in other states. Copies are available from 
the Council o f Wisconsin Libraries, WISPPR, 728 
State St., Room 464, Madison, W I 53706. Cost 
to Wisconsin libraries is $7.50 prepaid, $12.50 
if invoiced; non-Wisconsin libraries: $12.50 pre­
paid, $17.50 if invoiced. For more information 
contact Kathy Schneider at (608) 263-2773. ■

Jane Hedberg prepares this column f o r  the College 
Libraries Committee, Commission on Preservation 
and Access. Submissions may be made to: Jane 
Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 106 Central St., 
Wellesley, MA 02181; JHEDBERG@WELLESLEY.EDU.

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