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.
Reports on the results of Harvard University Libraries' survey concerning conservation of library materials. Types of materials most affected by problems of deterioration; Proposed creation of a conservation center; Services that the prospective conservation center should provide.
LIBRARY education, PRESERVATION of library materials, SIMMONS College (Boston, Mass.). Graduate School of Library & Information Science, ONLINE education
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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.