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Features the online course on paper preservation conducted by the Northeast Document Conservation Center in North Andover, Massachusetts. Provision of introductory lessons linked to a glossary and a bibliography; Outline of lessons; Availability of lesson texts at the center's Web site.

The article reports that the papers of the first woman governor of Connecticut Ella T. Grasso have been processed and are now open in public at the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections in Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts. Description of Grasso as well as her political career was presented. The reason for her resignation from the office was also cited. Content of the collection housed at the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections were mentioned.

Reports on the donation of the papers of Professor Louis S. Feuer to Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Background information on the intellectual endeavors of Feuer; Publications authored by Feuer.

Reports that the papers of Jane Jacobs, a nationally known urbanologist and architectural critic, have been donated by Jacobs to the John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College, Massachusetts. Includes a film about her work, newspaper and magazine clippings, manuscripts, awards, letters and photographs.

Reports on the acquisition of the papers of Harold R. Edgerton by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Profile of Edgerton; Components of the collection.

Reports that the Hancock Family Papers, the business papers of Thomas Hancock and his nephew John, have been acquired by the Baker Library at Harvard University.

Reports that the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College received a donation of the papers of Ruth M. Batson, community and civil rights activist. Background information on Batson; What the papers contain.

Reports that the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) will present its `School for Scanning: Issues of Preservation and Access for Paper-Based Collections,' at the Chicago Historical Society. Conference on the applications of digital technology and the management of digital projects; Topics in the conference; Contact information.

The article discusses several news briefs related to library preservation management, focusing on the implementation of education courses on this topic or the publication of related resource materials. Topics include online courses provided by Simmons College's Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) as of 2012, a certificate course by the George Eastman House (GEH) International Museum of Photography and Film in New York, and the booklet "Pests," by David Pinniger.