Preservation Issues in Small to Mid-Sized Libraries Discussion Group

Discussion Announcement for ALCTS/PARS
Are last copy repositories on the horizon?
Boston, ALA Mid-Winter Conference 2005

The ALA Mid-Winter Meeting for the PARS Preservation Issues in Small
to Mid-Sized Libraries Discussion Group will be held at the Hilton
Boston Back Bay Hotel, Copley Room on Sunday January 16th 2005 from
8:30-11am.

Are last copy repositories on the horizon?  Come and join this
stimulating and interesting panel discussion from representatives
with various perspectives and experiences on the challenging issue
of repositories.  These perspectives include a cultural heritage
repository, an electronic resources repository, a paper repository
and a virtual repository.  Co-operative collection development for
the last copy and procurement will also be addressed as well as the
importance of documenting last copy materials in the 583 MARC
record.

The panel will feature:

    Cultural Heritage Depository
        Kristen Overbeck-Laise
        Director of the Heritage Health Index, Heritage
        Preservation

    Electronic Resources Repository
        Victoria Reich
        Director of LOCKSS, Stanford University

    Paper Depository
        Dave Spoolstra
        Project Manager, Five College Library Depository in Western
        Massachusetts

    Virtual Repository
        Paul Gherman
        University Librarian, Vanderbilt University

    Co-operative Collection Development and documentation in the 583
    MARC record.
        Debra McKern
        Director, Baseline Inventory Program, Preservation
        Directorate, Library of Congress

Moderators:

    Jean Ann Croft
    Preservation Department
    University of Pittsburgh
    412-244-7522
    jeanann<-a t->pitt< . >edu

    Atalanta Grant-Suttie
    ATLIS Preservation Contract
    National Library of Medicine
    301-496-8015
    pinewood<-a t->earthlink< . >net


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