Research Catalog

Title

The strategic stewardship of cultural resources : to preserve and protect / Andrea T. Merrill, editor.

Publication

New York : Haworth Information Press, [2003], ©2003.

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Additional Authors

Merrill, Andrea T.

Description

xx, 237 pages; 23 cm

Subject

• Library of Congress > Congresses
• Library of Congress > Congresos
• Library of Congress > Congrès
• Library materials > Conservation and restoration > Congresses
• Archival materials > Conservation and restoration > Congresses
• Digital preservation > Congresses
• Libraries > Security measures > Congresses
• Cultural property > Protection > Congresses
• Bibliotecas > Medidas de seguridad > Congresos
• Documentation de bibliothèque > Conservation et restauration > Congrès
• Documents d'archives > Conservation et restauration > Congrès
• Numérisation > Congrès
• Bibliothèques > Mesures > Congrès
• Biens culturels > Protection > Congrès

Note

• Papers from the Library of Congress symposium "To preserve and protect: the strategic stewardship of cultural resources."
• Originally published: To preserve and protect : the strategic stewardship of cultural resources. Washington : Library of Congress, 2002.
• Co-published simultaneously as Journal of library administration, v. 38, nos. 1/2 and 3/4, 2003.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / Sul H. Lee -- Preface / James H. Billington -- Introduction / Winston Tabb -- Ch. 1. Stewardship: The Janus Factor / Nancy M. Cline -- Ch. 2. Learning to Blush: Librarians and the Embarrassment of Experience / Werner Gundersheimer -- Ch. 3. As Strong as Its Weakest Link: The Human Element / Laurie Sowd -- Ch. 4. Developing a Plan for Collections Security: The Library of Congress Experience / Steven J. Herman -- Ch. 5. Creating a Culture of Security in the University of Maryland Libraries / Charles B. Lowry -- Ch. 6. Building a National Preservation Program: National Endowment for the Humanities Support for Preservation / Jeffrey M. Field -- Ch. 7. Safeguarding Heritage Assets: The Library of Congress Planning Framework for Preservation / Doris A. Hamburg -- Ch. 8. Taking Care: An Informed Approach to Library Preservation / Jan Merrill-Oldham -- Ch. 9. Picking Up the Pieces: The Lengthy Saga of a Library Theft / Jean W. Ashton -- Ch. 10. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Art Theft Program / Lynne Chaffinch -- Ch. 11. The Silver Lining: Recovering from the Shambles of a Disaster / Camila A. Alire -- Ch. 12. Funding for Preservation: The Strengths of Our Past / Nancy E. Gwinn -- Ch. 13. Securing Preservation Funds: National and Institutional Requirements / Deanna B. Marcum -- Ch. 14. Strategies for Funding Preservation and Security / James G. Neal -- Ch. 15. Measuring the Effectiveness of Preservation and Security Programs at the Library of Congress / Francis M. Ponti -- Ch. 16. Measuring Environmental Quality in Preservation / James M. Reilly -- Ch. 17. Preservation, Security, and Digital Content / Carl Fleischhauer -- Ch. 18. The Coming Crisis in Preserving Our Digital Cultural Heritage / Clifford A. Lynch -- Ch. 19. Electronic Information and Digitization: Preservation and Security Challenges / Maxwell L. Anderson -- Ch. 20. Making the Library of Congress Secure: Innovation and Collaboration / Kenneth E. Lopez -- Ch. 21. What Can We Afford to Lose? / Abby Smith -- Ch. 22. National Research Libraries and Protection of Cultural Resources / James F. Williams II -- Conclusion / Winston Tabb and Mark Roosa.

ISBN

• 0789020904 (alk. paper)
• 0789020912 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2002155851

OCLC

• ocm51293812
• SCSB-5221965

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries