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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED308873 AUTHOR: Daval, Nicola, Ed.; Merrill Oldham, Jan, Ed.


TITLE: Preservation: A Research Library Priority for the
1990s. Minutes of the Meeting of the Association of
Research Libraries (111th, Washington, D.C., October 21-22,
1987).

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 126 p.; For the minutes of the 110th meeting, see ED
290 484.
AVAILABILITY: Association of Research Libraries, 1527 New
Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 (members
$18.00/year; nonmembers $30.00/year).

ABSTRACT: These minutes of the October 1987 ARL
(Association of Research Libraries) membership meeting
include the following papers on preservation in the
research library: (1) "A Challenge for Research Libraries"
(David C. Weber); (2) "The Moral Imperative of
Conservation" (James H. Billington); (3) "The Role of the
Library Director: Wherefore and Wherewithal" (William J.
Studer); (4) "The Preservation Program Defined" (Jan
Merrill-Oldham); (5) "Staffing the Preservation Program"
(Carolyn Clark Morrow); (6) "Prospective Preservation"
(Wesley L. Boomgaarden); (7) "Preservation Selection and
Treatment Options" (Barclay W. Ogden); (8) "Preservation
Planning and Perspective" (R. Gay Walker); (9) "The
Responsibility of Leadership: Making It Happen" (Patricia
Battin); (10) "A View from the Sidelines" (James M.
Morris); (11) "Preservation on the International
Front" (Merrily A. Smith); and (12) "A Time To Act" (David
C. Weber). Minutes of the business meetings are also
provided. Appendixes include ARL bylaws; the executive
director's report; an Office of Management Studies report;
attendance lists; lists of officers and board and committee
members of the ARL; and an ARL membership list. (MES)

KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Libraries; Higher-Education;
Library-Associations; Preservation-; Research-Libraries
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Library-Administration;
*Library-Planning; *Library-Services

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