The role and responsibility of the library in preservation and conservation
Cluff, E. Dale
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Title
The role and responsibility of the library in preservation and conservation
Author(s)
Cluff, E. Dale
Issue Date
1983
Keyword(s)
Preservation of materials
Library materials--Conservation and restoration
Abstract
"A comprehensive
library preservation program would address all of these issues as
well as disaster preparedness and appropriate binding, repair, and restoration
practices.
To do the job right would be too costly, right? I would argue that to do
the job poorly is even more costly. This statement may be an oversimplification,
but let's take a closer look. Basically, we have two challenges. The
first is how to cope with the resources and facilities we presently have or, to
state it another way, how to cure the ailments caused by so many past
mistakes. The second challenge is to insure that steps are taken to prevent
the same mistakes from happening again. In other words, we are faced with
impeding the deterioration of our present collections on one hand and
with preventing deterioration of future collections on the other. The first
challenge is probably the most expensive and overwhelming. The second
is more manageable. I dare say that every library could begin today, at little
or no cost, to apply preventive measures which would save considerable
future ""cure"" money."
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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