Collection Maintenance and Improvement

Collection Maintenance and Improvement

Author: Association of Research Libraries

Publisher: Association of Research Libr

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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This resource guide provides information about the range of activities that can be implemented to maintain and improve the condition of research collections to ensure that they remain usable as long as possible. After an introduction that describes the major activities and a review of an investigation process that gives an overview of good practice, the following articles are presented: (1) "Handling Books in General Collections" (Library of Congress); (2) "Care and Handling of Library Materials" (John DePew); (3) "Preservation Guidelines for Processing Staff" (University of Texas at Austin); (4) "Preservation Guidelines for Circulation and Stack Maintenance Personnel" (University of Texas at Austin); (5) "General Preservation: What an Institution Can Do To Survey Its Own Preservation Needs" (Karen Motylewski); (6) "Storage and Handling: Choosing Archival-Quality Enclosures for Books and Paper" (Karen Motylewski); (7) "Storage and Handling: Cleaning Books and Shelves" (Northeast Document Conservation Center); (8) "Preservation" (Ann Swartzell); (9) "Guidelines for Using Vacuum Cleaners" (National Archives and Records Administration); (10) "Collection Management" (American Library Association); (11) "Reformatting: Microfilm and Microfiche" (Northeast Document Conservation Center); (12) "Archives and Manuscripts: Conservation" (Mary L. Rizenthaler); (13) "Basic Conservation of Archival Materials: A Guide" (Canadian Council of Archives); (14) "Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs" (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions); (15)"Storage and Handling: Storage Enclosures for Photographic Materials" (Northeast Document Conservation Center); and (16) "The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials" (Giles St-Laurent). A bibliography lists 19 selected readings for further study. (SLD)


The American archivist

The American archivist

Author: Society of American Archivists

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 794

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Includes sections "Reviews of books" and "Abstracts of archive publications"


New Directions in Technical Services

New Directions in Technical Services

Author: Peggy Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780838907009

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Find out what's new and what's hot in your field with this invaluable guide to the most important, current technical services issues and resources. This easy-to-use source guides you to valuable, recent information essential for success.


Latin America

Latin America

Author: Juan Manuel PĂ©rez

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 620

ISBN-13:

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This is a general bibliography on Latin America, covering a wide variety of subjects, from pre-Columbian civilizations, to Columbus, to Castro, to the foreign debt, to pollution, ect. This work will not only be of use to the general, casual reader on Latin America, but also to the more specialized researcher. The book contains over 800 topics, with over 8,000 titles identified.