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1. Stewardship: The Janus Factor
Nancy M. Cline
1. Miles Harvey, The Island of
Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime (New York: Random
House, 2000), 23.
2. Ibid., 83.
3. Ibid., 113.
4. Abby Smith, The Future of the
Past: Preservation in American Research Libraries (Washington:
Council on Library and Information Resources, 1999), 15.
5. "The Cultural Value of Books:
United States of America v. Daniel Spiegelman, Defendant," Gazette of
the Grolier Club, n.s. 50, 1999, 9-25.
6. Susan Allen, "Preventing Theft in
Academic Libraries and Special Collections," Library and Archival
Security 14 (1997): 40.
2. Learning to Blush: Librarians and the Embarrassment of Experience
Werner Gundersheimer
Karen Gundersheimer, Richard Kuhta, and A. E. B.
Coldiron made many helpful suggestions in the preparation of this
chapter.
1. Nicholson Baker, "Deadline: The Author's Desperate
Bid to Save America's Past," The New Yorker, July 14, 2000,
42-61.
2. For a convenient selection of Tanselle's writings
on this topic, see his Literature and Artifacts (Charlottesville:
The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1998),
especially section 2, which includes three articles: "Reproductions and
Scholarship" (1989); "The Latest Forms of Book-Burning" (1993); and
"The Future of Primary Records" (1996).
3. Edward Tenner, When Things Bite Back:
Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences (New York:
Knopf, 1996).
4. Jutta Reed-Scott, Preserving Research
Collections: A Collaboration between Librarians and Scholars
(Association of Research Libraries, Modern Language Association, and
American Historical Association, on behalf of the Task Force on the
Preservation of the Artifact, 1999). On the increasing importance of
special collections in the research library environment, see also Werner
Gundersheimer, "Against the Grain," RBM: A Journal of Rare Books,
Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 1, no. 1 (2000): 14-26
3. As Strong as Its Weakest Link: The Human Element
Laurie Sowd
This chapter incorporates information developed by
Wilbur Faulk, senior project manager for the Getty Conservation
Institute. Many of his ideas for training security officers appear
throughout this chapter and were developed for a session the Huntington
presented at an American Association of Museums annual conference
entitled "If You Don't Feed the Staff, They'll Eat the Visitor."
4. Developing a Plan for Collections Security: The Library of Congress Experience
Steven J. Herman
1. The grids are presented on the Library of Congress
Web site. They show a protection prioritization matrix of physical
security controls for the five tiers of risk and the five life cycles
that collection items go through at the Library Definitions for the
physical security controls are included, but dots within the matrix are
omitted. See <lcweb.loc.gov/bicentennial/symposia_preserve>
5. Creating a Culture of Security in the University of Maryland Libraries
Charles B. Lowry
Lori A. Goetsch, director of public services at the
University of Maryland libraries, made a significant contribution to
the preparation of this chapter
6. Building a National Preservation Program:
National Endowment for the Humanities Support for Preservation
Jeffrey M. Field
1. Margaret Child, "Programs, Priorities, and
Funding," in Preservation Issues and Planning, ed. Paul N. Banks
and Roberta Pilette (Chicago and London: American Library Association,
2000), 63-81.
2. Gordon Williams, The Preservation of
Deteriorating Books: An Examination of the Problem with Recommendations for a
Solution, report of the ARL Committee on the Preservation of
Research Library Materials: September 1964 (Washington: Association of
Research Libraries, 1964).
3. Nancy Gwinn, "CLR and Preservation," College
& Research Libraries, March 1981, 104-26.
4. Warren J. Haas, Preparation of Detailed
Specifications for a National System for the Preservation of Library
Materials: Final Report (Washington: Association of Research
Libraries, 1972).
5. National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of
Preservation, Preservation Programs Guidelines and Application
Instructions (Washington, 1986).
6. George F. Farr, Jr., "NEH's Program for the
Preservation of Brittle Books," in Advances in Preservation and
Access (Westport, Conn.: Meckler: 1992).
7. National Endowment for the Humanities, Chairman
Lynne V. Cheney to the Honorable Sidney R. Yates, April 19, 1988.
8. Sophia K. Jordan, "A Review of the Preservation
Literature, 1993-1998: The Coming of Age," Library
Resources & Technical Services, January 2000, 4-22.
9. Janet Gertz, "Selection for Preservation in the
Digital Age: An Overview," Library Resources & Technical
Services, April 2000, 97-104.
10. Abby Smith, The Future of the Past:
Preservation in American Research Libraries (Washington: Council on
Library and Information Resources, 1999). Accessed September 27, 2000,
at <www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub82/pub82text.html>
7. Safeguarding Heritage Assets: The Library of
Congress Planning Framework for Preservation
Doris A. Hamburg
1. The Preservation Heritage Assets Working Group
(PHAWG) developed the framework from December 1998 to July 1999. PHAWG
members consisted of Doris A. Hamburg, head, Preventive Conservation,
Preservation Directorate (PHAWG chair); Steven J. Herman, chief,
Collections Management Division, Library Services; Debra McKern, chief,
Binding and Collections Care Division, Preservation Directorate; James
Schenkel, protective services officer, Office of Security; and
Irene Schubert, chief, Preservation Reformatting Division, Preservation
Directorate.
2. The grids can be found on the Library of Congress
Web site at <lcweb.loc.gov/bicentennial/symposia_preserve>. They
show a protection prioritization matrix of preservation controls for the
five tiers of risk and the five life cycles that collection items go
through at the Library Definitions for the preservation controls are
included.
9. Picking Up the Pieces: The Lengthy Saga of a Library Theft
Jean W. Ashton
1. As this chapter explains, determining exactly how
much time the thief has spent or will spend in jail is complicated. Our
understanding was that Daniel Spiegelman was to be released in April
2001, nearly six years after the initial arrest.
2. United States of America v. Daniel Spiegelman,
Defendant. 97 Crim.309 (LAK), United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, April 24, 1998.
3. Stephen Blumberg, convicted in 1990 of interstate
transportation and possession of nineteen tons of rare books and
manuscripts valued at $20 million, was sentenced to seventy-one months'
imprisonment and thirty-six months' parole.
4. Diane Johnson, Le Mariage (New York: Dutton,
2000).
5. Miles Harvey's book is The Island of Lost Maps:
A True Story of Cartographic Crime (New York: Random House,
2000).
6. A condensed version of Judge Kaplan's opinion was
published as "The Cultural Value of Books: United States of America
v. Daniel Spiegelman, Defendant," Gazette of the Crolier Club, n.s.
50 (1999): 9-25. See also Jean Ashton, "What Is History Worth?"
Biblio, 3:10 (1998): 26-29, and regular press coverage in
the New York Times, 1994-99. Judge Preska's resentencing
occurred on May 24, 2000, in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York
11. The Silver Lining: Recovering from the Shambles of a Disaster
Camila A. Alire
1. Haley Enssle and Cathy Tweedie, "Why Can't
Facilities Fix This?" in Library Disaster Planning and Recovery
Handbook, ed. Camila A. Alire (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2000),
92.
2. Jim Wexler, "Using Broadcast Television to Control
a Crisis," Communication World 10 (November 1993), 30.
3. David Zerman, "Crisis Communication: Managing the
Mass Media," Information Management 3 (1995): 25-28.
4. Julie Wessling, e-mail to author, September 6,
2000.
5. Patricia Smith, e-mail to author, September
6, 2000.
6. Wessling, op. cit.
7. Smith, op. cit.
8. Nora Copeland, e-mail to author, September 7,
2000.
12. Funding for Preservation: The Strengths of Our Past
Nancy E. Gwinn
1. Elizabeth McCracken, The Giant's House: A
Romance (New York: Avon, 1996), 45.
2. Charles Coleman Sellers, Mt Peale's Museum:
Charles Willson Peale and the First Popular Museum of Natural Science
and Art (New York: W.W. Norton, 1980), 291.
13. Securing Preservation Funds: National and Institutional Requirements
Deanna B. Marcum
1. Jutta Reed-Scott, Preserving Research
Collections: A Collaboration between Librarians and Scholars
(Association of Research Libraries, Modern Language Association, and
American Historical Association, on behalf of the Task Force on the
Preservation of the Artifact, 1999), 13. Data from Julia Blixrud,
"Preservation Expenditures Level: Microfilming, Staffing Decline,"
ARL: A Bimonthly Newsletter of Research Library Issues and
Actions, no. 201 (December 1998): 14.
2. Martha Kyrillidou, Michael O'Connor, and Julia C.
Blixrud, ARL Preservation Statistics 1996-97 (Washington:
Association of Research Libraries, 1998), 6.
3. Ibid., 6.
4. Data provided by the National Endowment for the
Humanities to the Council on Library and Information Resources,
September 29, 2000.
5. Martha Kyrillidou, Trends in ARL Statistics,
1998-99 (Washington: Association of Research Libraries, April
10, 2000). Available through <www.arl.org>.
6. Margaret Hedstrom and Sheon Montgomery Digital
Preservation Needs and Requirements in RLG Member Institutions
(Research Libraries Group, December 1998). Available only electronically
at <www.rlg.org> (revised url: <www.oclc.org/us/en/default.htm>).
7. Jan Merrill-Oldham, Carolyn Clark Morrow, and Mark
Roosa, Preservation Program Models: A Study Project and Report
(Washington: Association of Research Libraries, 1991)
14. Strategies for Funding Preservation and Security
James G. Neal
1. Judith Panitch, "Special Collections in ARL
Libraries," report for American Research Libraries, Research
Collections Committee (Washington: Association of Research Libraries,
2001).
16. Measuring Environmental Quality in Preservation
James M. Reilly
1. The author suggests, for further reading, the
following publications: J. M. Reilly, D. W. Nishimura, and E. Zinn, New Tools
for Preservation: Assessing Long-Term Environmental Effects on Library and
Archives Collections (Washington: Commission on Preservation and
Access, 1995), and Donald K. Sebera, Isoperms: An Environmental Management Tool
(Washington: Commission on Preservation and Access, 1994).
17. Preservation, Security, and Digital Content
Carl Fleischhauer
1. American Memory is a set of online
collections that reproduce historical materials from the collections of
the Library of Congress and other participating institutions. The URL is
<memory.loc.gov>
2. The Octavo's Web site describes the company's
service and lists its CD-ROM publications; <www.octavo.com>.
3. Fred B. Schneider, ed., National Research Council,
Committee on Information Systems Trustworthiness, Trust in
Cyberspace (Washington: National Academy Press, 1999).
4. Abby Smith, ed., Authenticity in a Digital
Environment (Washington: Council on Library and Information Resources,
2000).
5. Clifford Lynch, "Authenticity and Integrity in the
Digital Environment: An Exploratory Analysis of the Central Role of
Trust," in Abby Smith, ed., Authenticity in a Digital Environment
(Washington: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2000).
6. Peter B. Hirtle, "Digital Paleography"
(editorial), D-Lib Magazine 6:4, April 2000 at
<www.dlib.org/dlib/april00/04editorial.html>.
18. The Coming Crisis in Preserving Our Digital Cultural Heritage
Clifford A. Lynch
Amy Friedlander made many helpful suggestions in
the preparation of this chapter.
19. Electronic Information and
Digitization: Preservation and Security Challenges
Maxwell L. Anderson
1. Task Force on the Archiviiag of Digital
Information, Commission on Preservation and Access and Research
Libraries Group, 1996.
2. Jeff Rothenberg, Avoiding Technological
Quicksand: Finding a Viable Technical Foundation for Digital
Preservation (Washington: Council on Library and Information
Resources, 1999).
21. What Can We Afford to Lose?
Abby Smith
1. Laura Price and Abby Smith, Managing Cultural
Assets from a Business Perspective (Washington: Council on Library
and Information Resources, March 2000), available at <www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub90/contents.html>
22. National Research Libraries and Protection of Cultural Resources
James F. Williams II
1. American Library Association, Library
Administration and Management Association, Buildings and
Equipment Section, Safety and Security Committee, Library Security
Guidelines (1999) available at <www.ala.org/lama/committees/bes/sslbguidelines/>
(revised url:
<http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/llama/lamapublications/librarysecurity.cfm>>).
2. Anne Mathews, "The Campus Crime Wave," New
York Times Magazine, March 7, 1993, 38.
3. "Social Science and the Citizen," Society
31 (March-April 1994), 2.
4. P. Bean, "An Overview of Crime in Libraries and
Information Services," in M. Chany and A. F. MacDougall, ed.,
Security and Crime Prevention in Libraries (Aldershot,
United Kingdom: Ashgate, 1992), 13-31.
5. Council on Library Resources, Brittle Books:
Reports of the Committee on Preservation and Access (Washington,
1986), 8.
6. Mark Y. Herring, "Archival Treasures:
Blessingor Burden in Disguise?" American Libraries,
August 2000, 41-43.
7. Association of Research Libraries, ARL
Preservation Statistics, 1998-99 (Washington, 2000), 15.
8. Clifford A. Lynch, "The Role of Digitization in
Building Electronic Collections: Economic and Programmatic Choices," in
Selecting Library and Archives Collections for Digital
Reformatting, Proceedings from an RLG symposium held November
5-6, 1995, Washington, D.C. (Mountain View, Calif.: Research
Libraries Group, 1996), 7.
9. American Library Association, Library
Administration and Management Association, Library Security
Guidelines.
10. Ibid.
11. One of the most highly recommended guides in the
field has been recently published by the Research Libraries Group, the
Digital Library Federation, and the Council on Library and Information
Resources. Entitled Guides to Quality in Visual Resource
Imaging, it is "designed to serve the growing community of museums,
archives, and research libraries turning to imaging as a way to provide
greater access to their visual resources while simultaneously
preserving the original materials." The contents include: (1) Planning
an Imaging Project, (2) Selecting a Scanner, (3) Imaging Systems:
The Range of Factors Affecting Image Quality (4)
Measuring Quality of Masters, and (5) File Formats for Digital Masters.
Guides to Quality is available at <www.rlg.org/visguides>
(revised url: <www.diglib.org/pubs/dlf091/>).
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