[padg] New Library and Archives Preservation Field Service for Western and Pacific States

[Barclay Ogden <bogden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,
  I wanted to pass along this information in the event you get 
queries from Western and Pacific states and territories. Thanks much, Barclay

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WESTPAS: Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service

Many regions in the country are served by regional preservation field 
services that provide preservation information and training to the 
archives, libraries, and historical societies in their regions. The 
Western and Pacific states and territories lack a comparable service, 
partly because large geographic distances create impediments to 
information-sharing and mutual aid. To address this need, the Western 
States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS) has 
been formed in cooperation with the state libraries and state 
archives in eleven states and three territories: Alaska, American 
Samoa, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 
Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

WESTPAS initially will focus on providing disaster preparedness, 
response, and recovery training. Forty workshops for 600 library and 
archives staff are being scheduled from Fall 2007-2008. Additionally, 
a 24/7 toll-free number for emergencies involving the collections 
(888-905-7737) is active. Please visit the WESTPAS website for 
information on locations and scheduling of workshops, www.westpas.org.

WESTPAS is funded primarily by the National Endowment for the 
Humanities, with additional funding from BELFOR USA, a disaster 
restoration company, and support from the WESTPAS planners/trainers 
and their home institutions: Lynn Davis (U Hawaii), Normandy Helmer 
(U Oregon), Kristen Kern (Portland State U), Gary Menges (U 
Washington), Barclay Ogden (UC Berkeley), Julie Page (California 
Preservation Program), and Randy Silverman (U Utah).

Barclay Ogden
WESTPAS Manager
(Head, Preservation Department)
20 Doe Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
phone 510.642.4946
fax 510.642.4664
bogden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx