Preservation Organization And Staffing PDF Download

This resource guide considers issues in the staffing and organization of preservation activities. It provides guidance in implementing a systematic preservation program and evaluates the structures of various types of preservation programs. The following articles complement the discussion of program models and implementation: (1) "Preservation Program Models: A Study Project and Report" (Jan Merrill-Oldham, Carolyn C. Morrow, and Mark Roosa); (2) "The Politics and Management of Preservation Planning" (Karl G. Schmude); (3) "A Cost Model for Preservation: The Columbia University Libraries' Approach" (Carolyn Harris, Carol Mandel, and Robert Wolven); (4) "Staffing the Preservation Program" (Carolyn C. Morrow); (5) "Staffing Preservation-Related Activities in Libraries: A Checklist" (Michele Cloonan); (6) "Preservation Librarians" (Association of Research Libraries); (7) "ARL Preservation Statistics 1990-91" (Jutta Reed-Scott and Nicola Daval); (8) "Preservation Committee Charge" (Dartmouth College); (9) "Preservation Committee Charge" (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); (10) organization charts for eight major university libraries; (11) "NEH/ARL Preservation Planning Program Final Report" (University of Colorado at Boulder); (12) "Preservation Planning Project Study Team: Final Report" (Duke University); and (13) "A Preservation Program for Oklahoma State University Library" (Oklahoma State University). An annotated list of selected reading presents 11 additional sources. (SLD)