Preservation: Issues and Planning

by Paul N. Banks, Roberta Pilette

A cutting-edge reference guide from a blue-ribbon team of experts, this books covers the repair, maintenance, and preservation of library or archive collections. two of the most experienced library conservators, Issues and Planning provides a definitive and authoritative analysis of how to plan for and ensure the long-term health of an institution's collection in this digital age.

Preservation, according to the editors, must become an integral activity to every library, not just managed by specialists, but understood and supported by all. Discover and explore all aspects of this "technical problem that requires managerial solutions." Detailing a wide range of conservation issues, Issues and Planning will help

Genres: Library Science, Nonfiction, Preservation, School, Reference

376 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2000

Reviews

[Heather]

Could use some updating (as much as technology has changed in the last ten years!) but most of the principles are still the same. It would be interesting to see the authors' current recommendations for digitization, for example, but the principles of environmental control would probably be unchanged.

[Donna]

LIBSCI 733

[Melodie]

For the content, this book was fine. It's still very much a textbook, and wouldn't be my first reading choice. That said, I did learn a lot about library preservation and conservation.

[Kate]

It's a good primer into how to think about protecting or rescuing your collection.