Publication on library preservation

    Promoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries A Sourcebook for
    Academic, Public, School, and Special Collections Edited by
    Jeanne M. Drewes and Julie A. Page. The Greenwood Library
    Management Collection, ISSN 0894-2986. Price $75.00. ISBN
    0-313-30206-5. 384 pages.

Several people have asked about the status of this book. The
publication date is May 30, 1997

As collections deteriorate and libraries have fewer dollars to
replace them, the longevity of collections becomes a management
issue of larger and larger proportion. Rare books and manuscripts
are susceptible to damage, and users of these works are generally
monitored carefully. But it is the circulating collections that face
the misuse and abuse by both staff and patrons--children color or
scribble in books, students cut articles out of magazines and books,
and scholars annotate academic monographs. Library staff often do
not know how to handle materials correctly, and their lack of
training may cause damage. To minimize harm to collections,
librarians need to emphasize the importance of preservation and
proper handling. This professional reference explains how to create,
implement and evaluate formal and informal preservation education
programs in school, public, academic, and special libraries.

Chapters are written by contributors from a wide range of positions
in librarianship and academia. Building on the assumption that most
misuse is because of misunderstanding or lack of understanding, much
attention is given to reaching all types of patrons and changing
attitudes. Because preservation largely depends on the attitude of
patrons, much attention is given to reaching all types of patrons.
Informing adults to avoid misuse and teaching children to respect
books and to handle them carefully are two different methods. Visual
messages using posters, bookmarks, and signs to educate can help
prevent damage. Library staff, on the other hand, benefit from
training programs, which can effectively include tests and videos.
Users of rare and archival materials can be informed through
brochures, and one-on-one interaction with librarians. The volume
includes over 35 illustrative case studies, and it concludes with an
extensive bibliography and videography.

Contents:

    Introduction; Preservation Issues and the Community of
    Customers; Creating Preservation Education Programs for Staff
    and Library Customers; Evaluating Preservation Education
    Programs for Staff and Library Customers; Preservation Education
    in School Libraries; Preservation Education in Public Libraries;
    Preservation Education in Academic Libraries; Preservation
    Education in Special Collections and Archives; Appendix 1:
    Effective Graphics for Displays and Handouts; Appendix 2: Books
    for Children, Teachers, and Parents; Appendix 3: Annotated
    Videography; Appendix 4: Annotated Bibliography; Index.

Jeanne M. Drewes is Head of Preservation at John Hopkins
University's Eisenhower Library. Formerly she was Assistant
Preservation Librarian at Michigan State University. She received
her M.L.S. from the University of Missouri-Columbia and was a Mellon
Intern for Preservation Administration at the University of
Michigan. She is a member of the American Library Association and is
active in the Preservation and Reformatting Section including
participating in preservation education programs. She has published
on the topic of preservation.

Julie A. Page is Preservation Librarian at the University of
California/San Diego. She has established preservation education as
an integral part of the Library's staff and user education programs.
She has cochaired preservation education programs for the American
Library Association and is active in its Preservation and
Reformatting Section. Topics of her publications include
preservation education and disaster preparedness and recovery.

   "This volume will be a very useful source for librarians,
    archivists, paraprofessional staff, administrators, and
    preservation professionals who are engaged in educating their
    communities about preservation issues...an excellent 'one-stop'
    resource for anyone looking for concrete suggestions for
    educational programs aimed at patrons and staff.... [This book]
    will be an important addition to the preservation literature,
    pulling together information that is essential to effective
    preservation programs but that has not been widely and easily
    accessible in the past."

    Ann Russell
    Executive Director
    Northeast Document Conservation Center

   "Promoting Preservation Awareness fills a long-standing need in
    the field of library preservation.... [The book] speaks to the
    preservation needs of public, school, and academic libraries
    that have, for too long, been sparsely represented in the
    literature. This volume goes a long way toward redressing that
    imbalance. Happily it does so with a number of interesting,
    informative and well-written articles that give good advice,
    concrete examples, and sound reasoning."

    Robert DeCandido
    Preservation Division
    The New York Public Library

Jeanne Drewes
Preservation Department
Milton S. Eisenhower Library
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD  21218
410-516-5486
Fax: 410-516-5080

                                  ***
                 Conservation DistList Instance 10:100
                   Distributed: Monday, May 12, 1997
                       Message Id: cdl-10-100-011
                                  ***