How about preservation?
At the last institution that I worked for, we contracted with
a preservation specialist who performed an analysis of the condition of our
archival holdings as well as the environment (light, temperature, relative
humidity) in which the collections were housed. For the couple of days
that she spent on site, she provided an excellent report with many helpful-- and
achievable--objectives that we could aim for. Among these were better
monitoring of the environment, guidelines for writing a thorough disaster
preparedness plan, and suggestions for the reformatting of some of our most
fragile scrapbooks. It (her visit and subsequent report) was worth every
dime that we spent on it.
If you have any further questions that I could answer, feel
free to contact me.
Brad Bauer
Archivist
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum
210 Parkside Drive, P.O. Box 488
West Branch, IA 52358
tel. (319) 643-5301
e-mail: brad.bauer@nara.gov
>>> Kathy Gaynor <kgaynor@LIBRARY2.WEBSTER.EDU> 05/09/02 08:56AM >>> We have the opportunity to apply for a grant through the state of Missouri to bring an expert in for up to 5 days to consult with us concerning the Archives. The grant can cover any area related to archives EXCEPT building planning and design. We don't want to waste anyone's time looking at relatively simple matters that we can easily research ourselves. For what kinds of projects would a consultant be most helpful? I would appreciate any experiences or advice that you would want to share. Thank you very much. ************************************************************************ Kathy M. Gaynor, Reference Librarian Eden-Webster Library 475 E. Lockwood Ave. St. Louis, MO 63119 (314) 968-6950 (314) 968-7113 fax kgaynor@library2.webster.edu A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List! To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu> |