ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


July/August 1 9 9 2 /4 6 9

CPA establishes 
p re s e rv a tio n  a d m in i­
strators g ro u p
The Board o f the Commis­
sion o n  P reserv atio n  an d  
Access voted at its April 30, 
1992, meeting to establish a 
preservation administrators 
group w hich w ould provide 
a more effective m eans for 
preservation administrators 
to co n trib u te to the com ­
m is sio n ’s p ro g ra m s. This 
group is expected to discuss 
and analyze current preser­
vation needs and to advise the commissio
on ways it can assist them  with educationa
opportunities, cooperative activities, publi
visibility, or financial support. The board i
planning to appoint mem bers to the group a
a future date.

IU holds "P re s e rv a tio n  A w a re n e s s
W e e k "
Indiana University Libraries chose preserva
tion of library materials as the them e for 
series o f events held during National Librar
Week (April 5-11). George Cunha, founde
and director emeritus o f the N ortheast D ocu
ment Conservation Center, delivered a key
note address entitled “Library Conservation
1990’s and Beyond.” Other events included 
preservation education “film festival,” exhibit
in the Main Library lobby, book treatment dem
onstrations by the libraries’ conservators, tour
o f th e  L ib r a r ie s ’ P r e s e r v a tio n  D e p a r t
ment, and diagnostic clinics with “Dr. Book.”

Bookmarks, posters, and book bags wit
preservation messages w ere distributed dur
ing the w eek an d  are now  available free o
charge to other libraries. For sam ples of thes
items or more inform ation about “Preserva

J a n e  Hedberg prepares this c olum n f o r  the College 
Libraries Committee, Comm ission on  Preservation
a n d  Access. Subm issions f o r  this c olum n m a y  be 
m ade via: Internet: JHEDBERG‹SLUCY. WELLESLEY.
EDU; f a x  (61 7 ) 283-3640; p h o n e  (6 1 7 ) 283-2103;
or m ail to: J a n e  Hedberg, Wellesley College 
Library, 1 06 C entral St., Wellesley, MA 02181- 
8275. Subm ission de a d lin e  is the 15th o f  the 
m onth a n d  precedes p u b lic a tio n  by approxim ately
six  weeks.

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Preservation
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Jane Hedberg

 

 
 

 

tio n  A w a re n e s s  W e e k ” 
co n tac t: L orraine O lley, 
Preservation D epartm ent, 
Main Library E050, Indiana 
U n iv e r s ity  L ib ra rie s , 
B lo o m in g to n , IN 47405; 
(812) 855-6281.

ARSC reprints 
p a m p h le t on 
p re s e rv a tio n  o f sound 
recordings
The Associated Audio Ar­
chives C om m ittee o f the 
A ssociation for Recorded 

Sound Collections (ARSC) has reprinted the 
classic 1959 publication, “Preservation and 
Storage of Sound Recordings,” by A. G. Pickett 
and M. M. Lemcoe. The original 74-page pam ­
phlet reported the results o f an LC investiga­
tion (supported by a Rockefeller Foundation 
Grant) of deterioration o f stored sou n d  re­
cordings. Since the study covers deterioration 
during storage, not playback, most o f the re­
sults are still valid and useful, and may even 
b e applied to other A/V media. Reprint cop­
ies cost $20.00, including postage, and may 
be ordered from: The ARSC Executive Direc­
tor, Publication Orders, P.O. Box 10162, Sil­
ver Spring, MD 20914.

U o f N S W  o ffe rs  n e w  p ro g ra m  in 
co nservation
In March 1993 the School of Information, Li­
brary and Archive Studies at the University of 
New South Wales in Kensington, Australia, will 
offer a new  undergraduate program, the Bach­
elor of Information Studies (Conservation). It 
is a three-year, full-time course with strong 
emphasis on the application of chemical prin­
ciples to the conservation and preservation of 
paper and nonpaper formats, but also covers 
preservation program management, exhibition 
management, and computing. Graduates of the 
program are expected to complete a post-gradu­
ate qualification (the equivalent of a master’s 
degree) in librarianship or archives administra­
tion.

For more information about the program 
write: The School o f Information, Library and 
Archive Studies, The University o f New South 
Wales, PO Box 1, Kensington, NSW 2033, Aus­
tralia. ■