new release of Calipr preservation needs assessment software

[Lynn Jones <ljones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>>The Conservation Department of the University of California, Berkeley
Library, is pleased to make available on the World Wide Web the upgraded
Calipr 3.0xp preservation needs assessment software.  Calipr, originally
developed in 1989 with the support of the California State Library through
its LSCA program, is an automated ?expert system? that helps institutions
to use statistically sound sampling techniques to assess and quantify the
preservation needs of their library and archival collections.  Calipr uses
the data gathered from a brief survey questionnaire to guide institutions
in setting appropriate priorities for preservation action.
>>
>>Calipr 3.0xp has been enhanced with new features including a built-in
random number generator for sampling from the stacks, printed reports that
explain the recommended preservation actions for those with little
background in the field, and an expanded users? manual.
>>
>>Calipr software and manual can be downloaded at no charge directly from
the Berkeley Library Digital Sunsite (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/CALIPR/).
 Users will also find a sample library map, blank survey form, and sample
management report at the site.  Please register as a user when you download
to benotified of improvements in the software and manual.
>>
>>Calipr is a copyrighted publication of the California State Library and
the authors.
>>
>>
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Lynn Jones
Head, Conservation Treatment and Binding
9 Doe Library
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
phone: 510/642-8843
fax: 510/642-4664