The strategic stewardship of cultural resources
Subtitle: to preserve and protect : papers from the Library of Congress symposium "To Preserve and Protect: The Strategic Stewardship of Cultural Resources"
By: Andrea T. Merrill, guest editor
Series: Journal of library administration, v. 38, nos. 1/2 and 3/4, 2002 -- v.38, no. 1/2-3/4; Journal of library administration -- v. 38
Publisher: Haworth Information Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Binghamton, NY
Language: eng
Subjects: Library materials; Congresses; Conservation and restoration; Archival materials; Digital preservation; Libraries; Security measures; Cultural property; Protection; Cultuurgoed; Conservatie; Library of Congress
Work titles: To preserve and protect
Notes: Essays from a symposium held at the Library of Congress, Oct. 30-31, 2000.

Originally published: To preserve and protect : the strategic stewardship of cultural resources. Washington : Library of Congress, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Stewardship : the Janus factor / Nancy M. Cline; title: Learning to blush : librarians and the embarrassment of experience / Werner Gundersheimer; title: As strong as its weakest link : the human element / Laurie Sowd; title: Developing a plan for collections security : the Library of Congress experience / Steven J. Herman; title: Creating a culture of security in the University of Maryland libraries / Charles B. Lowry; title: Building a national preservation program : National Endowment for the Humanities support for preservation, 1979 to 2000 / Jeffrey M. Field; title: Safeguarding heritage assets : the Library of Congress planning framework for preservation / Doris A. Hamburg; title: Taking care : an informed approach to library preservation / Jan Merrill-Oldham; title: Picking up the pieces : the lengthy saga of a library theft / Jean W. Ashton; title: The Federal Bureau of Investigation's art theft program / Lynne Chaffinch; title: The silver lining : recovering from the shambles of a disaster / Camila A. Alire; title: Funding for preservation : the strengths of our past / Nancy E. Gwinn; title: Securing preservation funds : national and institutional requirements / Deanna B. Marcum; title: Strategies for funding preservation and security / James G. Neal; title: Measuring the effectiveness of preservation and security programs at the Library of Congress / Francis M. Ponti; title: Measuring environmental quality in preservation / James M. Reilly; title: Preservation, security, and digital content / Carl Fleischhauer; title: The coming crisis in preserving our digital cultural heritage / Clifford A. Lynch; title: Electronic information and digitization : preservation and security challenges / Maxwell L. Anderson; title: Making the Library of Congress secure : innovation and collaboration / Kenneth E. Lopez; title: What can we afford to lose? / Abby Smith.