The Preservation Program Blueprint

Contents: Introduction. 1. The library director. 2. The library building manager. 3. Collection development and acquisitions. 4. Circulation and stack maintenance. 5. Binding, repair, and reformatting. 6. Cataloging and materials processing. 7. Access services. 8. Interlibrary loan. 9. Reference and information services. 10. Special collections and archival materials. 11. Microforms, sound recordings, video formats, and new media. 12. Library systems. Resource guide and bibliography. Index.

"A complete guide to developing a library wide preservation program, The Preservation Program Blueprint will help you to map out a system that is both preventive and curative. Higginbotham and wild assert that by decentralizing preservation activities and integrating them into ongoing library functions, you can reserve materials effectively, efficiently and with buy in form staff. Apply their proven strategies to:

• Create an innovative around the building approach to preservation.
• Implement preventive "on the job" techniques.
• Identify "who-does-what" following the functional listing in the table of contents.

Libraries of all types and sizes cannot afford to not involve all library staff in the preservation process. The new blueprint shows you how to preserve materials in your collection by bringing all of the resources in your library to bear." (jacket)