Position at Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Request For Responses
RFR 99-108

Consultant for Preservation Benchmark Study

Consultant for Preservation Benchmark Study
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
648 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215
617-267-9400
1-800-952-7403 (in-state)
Fax: 617-421-9833

All specific information pertinent to this RFR are listed on
CommPass, the Massachusetts procurement site.  All interested
persons should consult the listing at:

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    doc_id=005912&dept_code=BLC&cp_xx=

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Description and Authority
Background: Preservation Benchmark Study

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) has had a
statewide preservation program in existence since 1988.  During the
past decade a number of efforts have been made to determine not only
the extent, on a statewide basis, of the preservation needs of
libraries, archives, historical societies, and other repositories
(Preservation Needs Assessment Survey) but also the preservation
needs of specific institutions' holdings (Critical Collections
Questionnaire).

This Procurement

The purpose of this procurement is to hire a consultant to
synthesize, summarize and quantify the need for preservation work
within Massachusetts libraries and repositories, based on existing
documentation, with particular emphasis on public libraries.  The
person(s) hired to carry out this project will need to perform a
quantitative and qualitative assessment of the preservation needs of
collections as documented in a number of studies and documents
produced by the Board of Library Commissioners during the past
decade and listed at the Web site mentioned above.

Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
Preservation Specialist
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
648 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215-2070
617-267-9400, 800-952-7403 (in-state)
Fax: 617-421-9833

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