Preservation 101
8 Building a Preservation Program

Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Session 7
Session 8

 

Exploring
Preservation Planning
Program Management
Program Funding
Education and Training

Putting It Into Practice
Preparing a Preservation Plan
Final Assignment
Overall Course Assignment

Taking it Further
Additional Activities
Additional Resources

Taking it Further

Additional Resources

Association of Research Libraries (ARL). ARL Preservation Statistics. Washington, D.C.: ARL, published annually since 1988. http://www.arl.org/stats/pres/.

Banks, Paul N., and Roberta Pilette. Preservation: Issues and Planning. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000. See in particular: Morrow, Carolyn Clark, "Defining the Library Preservation Program: Policies and Organization;" Ward, Christine, "Preservation Program Planning for Archives and Historical Records Repositories;" Reed-Scott, Jutta, "Planning for Preservation in Libraries," and Child, Margaret, with the assistance of Laura J. Word, "Programs, Priorities, and Funding."

Bishoff, Liz, and Nancy Allen. Business Planning for Cultural Heritage Institutions. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2004. www.clir.org.

Calvi, Elise, Yvonne Carignan, Liz Dube, and Whitney Pape. The Preservation Manager's Guide to Cost Analysis. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006.

Evans, G. Edward, Patricia Layzell Ward, and Bendik Rugaas. Management Basics for Information Professionals. New York: Neal-Schumann Publishers, 2000.

Hallam, Arlita W. and Teresa R. Dalston. Managing Budgets and Finances: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians and Information Professionals. New York: Neal-Schumann Publishers, 2005.

Harvey, Ross. Preservation in Libraries: Principles, Strategies, and Practices for Librarians. London: Bowker-Saur, 1993.

Heritage Preservation. A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections . Washington, D.C. : Heritage Preservation, 2005. A summary of results is available at http://www.heritagepreservation.org/HHI/HHIsummary.pdf. Full survey results are available at http://www.heritagepreservation.org/HHI/full.html.

Heritage Preservation, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Capitalize on Collections Care. Washington, D.C. : Heritage Preservation, 2007. Ordering and other information at www.heritagepreservation.org.

Kenney, Anne R. and Deirdre C. Stam. The State of Preservation Programs in American College and Research Libraries: Building a Common Understanding and Action Agenda. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources, Association of Research Libraries University Libraries Group, and the Regional Alliance for Preservation, 2002. www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub111abst.html.

Merrill-Oldham, Jan, Carolyn Clark Morrow, and Mark Roosa. Preservation Program Models: A Study Project and Report. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, Committee on Preservation of Research Library Materials, 1991.

Ogden, Sherelyn. Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual. Andover, Mass.: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1999. www.nedcc.org. See in particular: Section 1, Preservation Planning.

Ogden, Sherelyn. Preservation Planning: Guidelines for Writing a Long-Range Plan. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Museums, 1998.

Smith, Abby. The Future of the Past: Preservation in American Research Libraries. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources, April 1999. www.clir.org/pubs/reports/reports.html.

SOLINET. "Funding Resources for Preservation" and "Preservation Budget Planning," at www.solinet.net/preservation/leaflets/.

Teper, Thomas H. "Current and Emerging Challenges for the Future of Library and Archival Preservation." Library Resources and Technical Services 49:1 (2005): 32-39.