[PADG:2082] NEDCC Announces New Publication

["Juanita Singh" <juanita@xxxxxxxxx>]

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- Will your institution?s collections be here for generations to 
come?
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- Are your storage and housing conditions doing more harm than 
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that your collections will be here tomorrow?
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The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) announces a new 
publication that both asks and answers these important questions, 
Assessing Preservation Needs: A Self-Survey Guide. An empowering and 
important new resource, the purpose of this guide is to help small to 
medium-sized institutions with limited preservation experience and budgets to 
design a program ensuring that their historical collections survive in usable 
condition as long as possible.
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NEDCC, working in partnership with Amigos Library Services, Inc. of 
Dallas Texas, and OCLC of Dublin, Ohio, also produced a 30-minute video 
highlighting themes of this new publication, available soon through Amigos.<SPAN 
>  This multi-media project is supported by 
a National Library Leadership Grant from The Institute of Museum and Library 
Services (IMLS), a Federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a 
lifetime of learning.  In addition, 
NEDCC receives major funding for its field service program from the National 
Endowment for the Humanities.
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>Assessing 
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is 96 pages in length.  Designed 
with the user in mind, it provides step-by-step directions and worksheets on how 
to go about surveying your collection?s preservation needs, as well as guidance 
for setting preservation priorities once the needs have been identified.<SPAN 
>  Because different kind of collections 
have different preservation needs, individualized worksheets are provided, 
tailored to the needs of: bound volumes and pamphlets, documents and 
manuscripts, photographs and negatives, oversized and framed materials, 
newsprint, scrapbooks and ephemera, and audiovisual materials.<SPAN 
>  The Guide also provides detailed 
worksheets on the assessment of:
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>  Institutional Overview<SPAN 
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>  Preservation Microfilming & 
Photocopying 
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>  Building Environment<SPAN 
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>  Summarizing Needs &<SPAN 
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>To 
order a copy of Assessing Preservation 
Needs: A Survey Guide, send a check made out to NEDCC for $15.00 to 
the Northeast Document Conservation Center, attn: Juanita Singh, 100 Brickstone 
Square, Andover, MA  01810; The cost 
includes UPS Ground shipping and handling within the continental U.S.<SPAN 
>  All payments must be made in U.S. 
dollars.  Include your name, mailing 
address, and email address or use an order form that is now available at <SPAN 
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programs, visit their Websites at: <FONT 
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www.amigos.org as well as the 
Regional Alliance for Preservation?s Website at 
www.rap-arcc.org
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