Preservation management
Subtitle: policies and practices in British libraries
By: John Feather, Graham Matthews, and Paul Eden.
Contributors: Matthews, Graham, 1953-; Eden, Paul, 1955-
Publisher: Gower
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Brookfield, Vt., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Books -- Conservation and restoration -- Great Britain.; Library materials -- Conservation and restoration -- Great Britain.
Description: Much has happened in libraries and information in the last ten years and preservation and conservation issues have developed accordingly. The authors carried out a survey of around 500 British libraries to study preservation management practices over that period and the results of this questionnaire are the basis of this book. In analysing the responses it was clear that the fundamental issues about the access to and use of books were being addressed; preservation and retention of materials and media being the foundation of access. Having put the research into its historical context, the book moves on to the findings about management attitudes and practices. Policy issues are considered, and some of the national and international prescriptive policy documents issued by professional organizations are compared with those from the British libraries. The differences between the two form the basis of suggestions about how individual libraries might develop preservation policies and also what national policies could be considered. This is a book that will enable all librarians from all sectors to understand the importance and nature of preservation policies and to begin to create or improve their own.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 A Decade of Development; title: Definition; title: Awareness raising; title: Education and training; title: Preservation policy; title: Disaster management; title: Security; title: Surveying the collections; title: Storage and environment, exhibitions and loans; title: Audiovisual materials; title: Substitution; title: Digital technology; title: Conservation; title: Conclusions; title: Notes; title: Chapter 2 Perceptions of Preservation; title: Preservation: practical definitions; title: The relevance of preservation; title: Preservation problems; title: Conclusions; title: Notes; title: PRESERVATION MANAGEMENT; title: Chapter 3 Preservation in Practice; title: Preservation infrastructure; title: The implementation of preservation policies; title: Conclusions; title: Notes; title: Chapter 4 Priorities in Preservation; title: The wider context; title: Priorities: the perceptions of managers; title: Technology and preservation: aspiration or reality?; title: Conclusions; title: Notes; title: Chapter 5 Preservation Policy Guidelines; title: Guidelines for preservation policies; title: Notes; title: Chapter 6 Preservation Policies in Practice; title: Preservation policies in practice; title: Some observations; title: Conclusions; title: Notes; title: Chapter 7 Planning for Preservation; title: Preservation in British libraries: the state of the art; title: Developing policies for preservation, retention,and access; title: The future; title: Notes; title: Appendix 1 The Survey; title: Appendix 2 Chronology; title: Index.