ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


528 /C& RL News

IPI publishes g uide fo r
storing film
The Image Perm anence In­
stitute (IPI) at the Rochester 
Institute o f T ech n o lo g y  in 
N ew  Y ork h a s p u b lis h e d  
Storage G u id e  f o r  A c e ta te  
Film. Based on five years of 
IPI research into the deterio­
ration of acetate film, it is in­
t e n d e d  to  e n a b le  sta ff o f 
m useum s, archives, and li­
b ra rie s  to  u n d e rs ta n d  th e 
w ays in w hich tem perature 
and relative hum idity in stor­
age environm ents relate to the chemical d e ­
generation of photographic film, cinem a film, 
and microfilm. It will also assist in predicting 
the effects of actual storage conditions on the 
life expectancy of film collections. The four- 
part guide consists o f a 24-page booklet, a 
double-sided tim e/tem perature/RH  wheel, time 
contour graphs and a “time out of storage” table.

Copies may b e  purchased for $25, plus $2 
shipping and handling, from the Rochester In­
stitute of Technology, Image Perm anence In­
stitute, 70 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 
14623-5604.

ASTM d ev elo p in g  adhesives s ta n d a rd
Subcom m ittee D14.07 of the American Society 
for Testing a n d  Materials (ASTM) is developing 
several standards for adhesives used in librar­
ies and archives, beginning w ith a standard for 
pressure-sensitive adhesives. This should facili­
tate evaluation and selection of m any types of 
supplies, e.g., barcodes, call nu m b er labels, 
slide labels, etc. Their next m eeting will be held 
during the ASTM’s semi-annual meeting, on  O c­
to b er 11, 1993, at 10:00 a.m. in the Hyatt Re­
gency Hotel at the Dallas/Ft. W orth Airport.

For information or to com m ent on the p ro ­
p o sed  standards, contact Jennifer Banks, H ead 
o f P reservation a n d  C ollection M anagem ent 
Services, MIT Libraries, Cambridge, MA 02139; 
(617) 253-5664; jsbanks@ athena.m it.edu.

ALA discussion g ro u p  focuses on 
p rese rvatio n  education fo r children
The Preservation Education and O utreach Dis­
cussion G roup of ALA/ALCTS’ Preservation of 
Library Materials Section (PLMS) discussed pres­
ervation education for children in public schools

Preservation
N e w s

Jane H ed b erg

o r s c h o o l lib ra rie s at its 
m eeting on  Ju n e  28, 1993, 
in New Orleans. Attendees 
e n d o r s e d  th e  in stru c tio n  
d o n e in St. Louis schools by 
Cheryl Holland of W ashing­
ton University and consid­
e re d  w ay s to  e n c o u ra g e  
sim ilar w o rk  n a tio n w id e . 
According to Sharlane Grant 
of Arizona State University, 
librarians sh o u ld  be c o n ­
c e rn e d  w ith p re se rv a tio n  
education for children and 
young adults, since early train­

ing in proper care of library materials might pre­
vent future damage to academic library collections.

For m ore information, contact Julie Page, 
Preservation Librarian, Central University Li­
brary, 0175G, University of California, San Di­
ego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093-0175; 
(619) 534-7695; Julie_Page@UCSDLIBRARY 
.UCSD.EDU.

Preservation M a n a g e m e n t Sem inar
The second Preservation M anagem ent Seminar, 
co-sponsored by the College Libraries Commit­
tee o f the Com m ission on  Preservation and 
Access and the Southeastern Library Network 
(SOLINET), w as held from July 22 through 30, 
1993, at W ellesley College and proved to be 
an overw helm ing success. Tw enty-one partici­
pants and five faculty w orked for eight days 
developing the know ledge base and m anage­
m ent skills required to build balanced preser­
vation program s. This program  clearly dem o n ­
strated the effectiveness of a residence seminar 
format for training and facilitating communica­
tion among part-time preservation administrators.

The Commission and SOLINET have decided 
to o p e n  sponsorship of future seminars to other 
o rg an iz atio n s. For m ore inform ation ab o u t 
sponsorship or participation, contact Lisa Fox, 
840 Rosedale Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30312-3626; 
(404) 627-2855; lfox@mail.solinet.net. ■

Subm issions f o r  this colu m n  m a y  be m ade to: 
J a n e  Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 106 
C e n tr a l St., W ellesley, M ass. 0 2 1 8 1 -8 2 7 5 ; 
JHEDBERG@LUCY. WELLESLEY.EDU; (6 1  7) 
283-2103- Subm ission d eadline is the 15th o f  
the m onth a n d  precedes publication by approxi­
m ately s ix  weeks.

mailto:jsbanks@athena.mit.edu
UCSD.EDU
mailto:lfox@mail.solinet.net
WELLESLEY.EDU