Promoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries: A Sourcebook for Academic, Public, School, and Special...

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Jeanne M. Drewes Julie Page

Promoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries

A Sourcebook for Academic, Public, School, and Special Collections

Jeanne M. Drewes, Julie Page

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Libraries Unlimited Inc
21 May 1997

Library, archive & information management; Storage, maintenance & preservation of collections

No other book provides such a comprehensive approach to educating library customers and staff in the preservation of library materials. Over 35 case studies provide innovative programs and strategies for providing preservation education initiatives throughout the library. The various types of materials collected paired with the variety of patrons requires a full spectrum of approaches. Going on the assumption that much damage is caused by unknowing misuse, this professional reference gives academic, school, and public library staff as well as special collections staff, a solid approach for designing, implementing and evaluating formal and informal preservation educational programs.

As collections deteriorate and library budgets shrink, the longevity of collections becomes an increasingly important issue. To minimize harm to collections, librarians need to emphasize the importance of preservation and proper handling. This professional reference explains how to create, implement and evaluate formal and informal preservation education programs in school, public, academic, and special collections.

Chapters are written by contributors from a wide range of positions in librarianship and academia. Building on the assumption that most misuse is because of misunderstanding or lack of understanding, much attention is given to reaching all types of patrons and changing attitudes. Because preservation largely depends on the attitude of patrons, much attention is given to reaching all types of patrons. Informing adults to avoid misuse and teaching children to respect books and to handle them carefully are two different methods. Visual messages using posters, bookmarks, and signs to educate can help prevent damage. Library staff, on the other hand, benefit from training programs, which can effectively include tests and videos. Users of rare and archival materials can be informed through brochures, and one-on-one interaction with librarians. The volume includes over 35 illustrative case studies, and it concludes with an extensive bibliography and videography.

By: Jeanne M. Drewes, Julie Page
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 778g
ISBN: 9780313302060
ISBN 10: 0313302065
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 21 May 1997
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

JEANNE M. DREWES is Head of Preservation at Johns Hopkins University's Eisenhower Library. Formerly she was Assistant Preservation Librarian at Michigan State University. She received her M.L.S. from the University of Missouri-Columbia and was a Mellon Intern for Preservation Administration at the University of Michigan. She is a member of the American Library Association and is active in the Preservation and Reformatting Section including participating in preservation education programs. She has published on the topic of preservation. JULIE A. PAGE is Preservation Librarian at the University of California/San Diego. She has established preservation education as an integral part of the Library's staff and user education programs. She has cochaired preservation education programs for the American Library Association and is active in its Preservation and Reformatting Section. Topics of her publications include preservation education and disaster preparedness and recovery.

Reviews for Promoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries: A Sourcebook for Academic, Public, School, and Special Collections

The book will undoubtedly be of use and interest to many librarians. . . . For librarians who know what they want to do, but are unsure of how to do it or would like to draw on the experiences of others, it is a valuable addition to the literature. - Journal of Documentation Any library should have in its collection a copy of IPromoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries. . . . It is a useful source both for the staff and for the patrons who will find answers to questions on handling and storage of any kind on information-bearing entities. - Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory Preservation education - of staff and of patrons - is half the preservation battle. In the numerous case studies presented in this very useful book, representing the spectrum of library/archive environments, there is much practical advice and even some wisdom, readily adaptable to all caretakers of the human record. From UCLA's stringent security measures to the dramatic learning experience in an elementary school media center, this book explores how to raise preservation consciousness at all levels. Library tours, workshops, sensitive staff/patron interaction, programming suggestions, effective graphics, and creative use of the World Wide Web are all seen as opportunities to promote preservation. A particular and unexpected gem is Edward Hutchins' essay, Guerrilla Bookmaking, which gets one thinking creatively about the human value of books and about how to communicate that value. In short, the principles of preservation education elucidated here make this indispensable. Highly recommended for all libraries. ways to raise preservation consciousness from library tours to creative uses of the Internet. - Library Journal

Winner of Library Journal Year's Best Professional Reading, 1997 0 (United States)
Winner of Library Journal Year's Best Professional Reading, 1997 1997 (United States)