ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 1014 / C&RL News ■ November 2001 P r e s e r v a t i o n N e w s Jane Hedberg H eritage H ealth Index Heritage Preservation, Inc., in partnership with the Institute o f Museum and Library Services (IMLS), is developing the Heritage Health In­ dex. This index will be based on a nation­ wide survey to be repeated every four years and will provide accurate statistical informa­ tion about the condition of collections held in U.S. libraries, archives, museums, and his­ torical societies. Comprehensive data about the condition of our artistic, historical, and scientific collections will be valuable for guid­ ing preservation and conservation planning, soliciting and allocating resources, and edu­ cating policymakers, as well as the general public. The Getty Grant Program has provided significant funds to support this project. For more information, see the Heritage P re s e rv a tio n W eb site at h ttp ://w w w . h e rita g e p re s e r v a tio n .o r g / P R O G R A M S / HHIhome.HTM. RLG-OCLC d ig ita l re p o rt The Research Libraries Group, Inc. (RLG), and OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., have published a draft report titled A t t r ib u t e s o f a T r u s t e d D i g i t a l R e p o s i t o r y : M e e t i n g t h e N e e d s o f R e s e a r c h R e s o u r c e s . This 52-page document attempts to define “the character­ istics o f reliable archiving services for hetero­ geneous research collections.” The report proposes a definition, frame­ work and certification for digital repositories, and discusses the challenges o f creating such repositories in a distributed network environ­ ment. It also includes 16 recommendations for further action. The draft report is available in pdf at http:// w w w . rig. org/longterm/attributesO 1. pdf. OCLC d ig ita l archive In a related initiative, OCLC has begun de­ velopment of a digital archive intended to preserve Web-based documents that exist only in electronic form. The project’s goal is to create a service capable of identification, se­ lection, capture, description, preservation, and providing continuing access to otherwise im­ permanent Web documents. The archive will use the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) framework of functions and features to develop its workflows. OCLC will work on development and testing o f the archive with three other organizations: the U.S. Govern­ ment Printing Office, the Connecticut State Library, and the Joint Electronic Records Re­ pository (a partnership o f the Technology Policy Group of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, the Ohio Historical Society’s State Ar­ chives, the State Library of Ohio, and the Ohio Department o f Administrative Services). For more information, contact Nita Dean, OCLC, 6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017- 3395; phone: (800) 848-5878 or (614) 761- 5002; fax: (6 l4 ) 764-6096; e-mail: nita_dean@ oclc.org; URL: http://www.oclc.org. Effects o f exposure to lig h t The Getty Conservation Institute has pub­ lished E ff e c t s o f L ig h t o n M a t e r i a l s i n C o l l e c ­ t i o n s : D a ta o n P h o t o f l a s h a n d R e l a t e d S o u r c e s by Terry T. Schaeffer. This 170-page report is intended to help preservation professionals determine the risk to collection materials from exposure to light. It comprehensively reviews scientific data about light and the nature of collection materials. The report particularly addresses risks from photoflash and repro­ graphic light sources. Copies are available for $30 from Getty Publications, Book Distribution Center, P.O. Box 49659, Los Angeles, CA 90049-0659; phone: (800) 223-3431; fax: (818) 779-0051; URL: http://www.getty.edu/bookstore/titles/ effects.html. ISBN: 0-89236-645-1. Storing a r t on pap er The Graduate School o f Library and Informa­ tion Science o f the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has published T h e S t o r ­ a g e o f A rt o n P a p e r : a B a s i c G u i d e f o r I n s t i ­ t u t i o n s by Sherelyn Ogden. It is a practical ( c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 1 0 2 0 ) Jane Hedberg is preservation program officer at Harvard University, e-mail: jane_hedberg@harvard.edu; fax: (617) 496-8344 heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/ oclc.org http://www.oclc.org http://www.getty.edu/bookstore/titles/ mailto:jane_hedberg@harvard.edu C&RL News ■ November 2001 / 1015 1020 / C&RL News ■ Novem ber 2001 o p p osite ends o f the e a rth ’s orbit. B ut this is no t a static tale o f in stru m en ts and dry calcu latio n s; H irsh feld brin gs the pioneers o f p arallax to life, p o rtrayin g them as en­ th usiastic innovators w ith hum an flaw s and aspirations. Today w e take fo r g ranted that the stars are m illio ns o f m iles aw ay, but reaching that conclusion and proving it was no sim ple task. $23.95. W. H. Freeman. ISBN 0-7167-3711-6. A Question o f M anhood, Volum e 2: The 19th Century, fro m Emancipation to Jim C row , edited by Earnestine Je n k in s and Darlene Clark Hine (482 pages, May 2001), continues the analysis o f black masculinity begun in volume 1 for the pre-Civil War pe­ riod. Culled from various history journals, the 20 essays focus on w hat it was like to be an African-American man during Reconstruction and the years im m ediately following. Topics include black politicians in Reconstruction South Carolina, black policem en in New Or­ leans, black cowboys and convicts, black law­ yers and physicians in the New South, black soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and the real m an behind the legendary Stagger Lee. A w e ll-re fe re n c e d , fin e -tu n e d sele ctio n . $59-95- In d ian a U n iv e rsity . ISB N 0-253- 33924-3. W om en o f th e Book: Jewish Artists, Jew­ ish Themes, by Judith A. Hoffberg (96 pages, M arch 2001), is the catalog o f a traveling ex­ hibition o f works o f art in book form created by 90 Jew ish women artists. Curated by art­ ist-book expert Hoffberg, the exhibition fea­ tured themes on family rituals, traditions, and liturgy; the Holocaust; the integration o f Je w ­ ish culture into art; humorous takes on being “Jew ish ”; cultural memory; and the celebra­ tion o f festivals. $23-95. Florida Atlantic Uni­ versity Libraries, P.O. Box 3092, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0992. ISBN 0-9706189-0-5. ■ ( “P h o t o m i c r o g r a p h s . . c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 0 0 6 ) th ey illu strate a few w ays th at tru st can be b u ilt betw een lib rarian s and d ep artm en ts (here, bo th facu lty and stu dents). It is cru ­ cial th at lib rarian s fin d creative w ays to keep the lib rary relevan t to cam p us life. C o n fe re n c e p re s e n ta tio n s in d ic a te a gro u n d sw ell o f in terest on the to p ic o f li­ aisons and cam p us p artn e rsh ip s.2 C reative ideas for collaboration are all around us; we sim ply need to find new w ays o f telling our library stories across campus. Librarians at Gettysburg don’t just visit the departments and send out new book lists. Librarians attend classes, go on field trips, serve as research assistants, vote on com m it­ tees, sing in choirs, and participate in labs. As a result, our liaison program is becoming more vital every year. The stories we have shared are replicable. Show some interest! Get out, get active, and get involved. For many o f us, it’s the best and m ost rewarding part o f being a college librarian. N otes 1. Visit http://www.npr.org/programs/spe- cials/vote/listlOO.html for N PR’s list. 2. ACRL’s 10th National Conference, Cross­ ing the Divide (Denver, M arch 15-18, 2001), included several programs on this topic, in­ cluding: Susan Sykes Berry, Trisha Mileham, and Jo an Ruelle, “Playing Well w ith Others: Ideas to Increase Your Campus Libraiy Part­ nerships,” panel presentation (Denver, ACRL 10th National Conference, March 16, 2001); Susan Ariew et al., “Creating Successful Li­ brarian-Faculty Collaborations: The State o f the A rt,” panel presentation (Denver, ACRL 10th National Conference, March 17, 2001); and Terri Holtze, “50 Ways to Reach Your Faculty,” poster session, (Denver, ACRL 10th National Conference, March 17, 2001). ■ ( “P r e s e r v a t i o n N e w s ” c o n t . f r o m p a g e 1 0 1 4 ) guide to choosing easy and relatively inex­ pensive storage enclosures and locations that w ill preserve this type o f art. Copies are available for $8, plus shipping, from the GSLIS Publication Office, UIUC, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820; phone: (217) 333-1359; fax: (217) 244-7329; e-mail: p u b o ff@ a le x ia .lis .u iu c .e d u ; U RL: h ttp :// w w w .lis.uiuc.edu/puboff. Prepaym ent is re­ quired. ■ http://www.npr.org/programs/spe-cials/vote/listlOO.html http://www.npr.org/programs/spe-cials/vote/listlOO.html mailto:puboff@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff