PARS Discussion group/reporting session

The PARS Discussion Group/Reporting Session
Sunday, February 16, 9:00-11:00 am
J.W. Marriott Hotel, Justice Room.

The topic is "Preservation at Work: physical facilities for
conservation and reformatting programs," featuring slides of old and
new preservation work spaces at academic, government, and public
libraries, and at conservation centers.

Featured
are the new book conservation unit at the National Library of Medicine,
the Disaster response cage at the National Library of Medicine, the Case
Western Reserve University Preservation Department (completed 1996),
Cleveland Public Library Preservation facilities (1994), Oberlin College
preservation department, Northeast Document Conservation Center
facilities, and new Preservation Technologies
(BookKeeper)deacidification facility in Cranberry, PA. Anyone attending
is welcome to bring slides to share. The reporting session will follow
the discussion and is open for general announcements.  A representative
from IFLA/PAC will make a report. In case of questions, please contact

    Ann Olszewski <presvmgr1<-a t->library< . >cpl< . >org>
    Preservation Librarian
    Cleveland Public Library,
    216-623-2813 or

    Steve Smith <smith.amigos.org

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