Preservation and Conservation Section

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Site Search IFLA This section In This Document Strategic Plan Publications Newsletters Annual Reports Conferences and Workshops Useful Addresses Links & Resources Archive	Preservation and Conservation Section The Section is concerned with the preservation of the world’s documentary heritage. It provides an international forum for all types of libraries to exchange, develop and disseminate knowledge and experience dealing with theories, policies and practices for the preservation of all recorded knowledge, regardless of the storage medium. The Section maintains a close working relationship with the IFLA PAC Core Programme. Strategic Plan 2008-2009 \| 2006-2007 \| 2004-2005 Publications First, do no harm - A Register of Standards, Codes of Practice, Guidelines Recommendations and Similar Works relating to Preservation and Conservation in Libraries and Archives Compiled by: John McIlwaine Preparing for the Worst, Planning for the Best: Protecting our Cultural Heritage from Disaster Ed. by Nancy Gwinn and Johanna Wellheiser (IFLA Publications; 111) München: Saur, 2005, 192 p. ISBN 3-598-21842-7 Guidelines for Digitization Projects for collections and holdings in the public domain, particularly those held by libraries and archives (Draft. To be published by UNESCO in due course – APPENDICES) Spanish translation: Directrices para proyectos de Digitalización de colecciones y fondos de dominio público,en particular para aquellos custodiados en bibliotecas y archivos Catalan translation: Directrius per a projectes de digitalització de col·leccions i fons de domini públic, en especial els de biblioteques i arxius Newsletters 2008 November - Issue 25 2008 July - Issue 24 2008 January - Issue 23 2007 July - Issue 22 2007 February - Issue 21 2006 July - Issue 20 2006 January - Issue 19 2005 June - Issue 18 2004 December - Issue 17 2004 June - Issue 16 2003 December - Issue 15 IFLA Best Newsletter 2003 Award 2003 June - Issue 14 [Russian translation] 2002 November - Issue 13 [Russian translation] 2002 July - Issue 12 [Russian translation] 2001 July - Issue 11 2000 April - Issue 10 Annual Reports 2003-2004 \| 2002-2003 \| 2000-2001 Conferences and Workshops IFLA 2009 World Library and Information Congress Call for Papers Theme: "Dispersed cultural collections Preservation, reconstruction and access" IFLA 2009 World Library and Information Congress Call for Papers for Satellite Meeting Theme: "Conservation and preservation of library material in a cultural-heritage oriented context" IFLA 2008 World Library and Information Congress Satellite Meeting Preserving Cultural Heritage into the 21st Century: Current perspectives and new directions, August 6-8, 2008. Ottawa Preconference, Tokyo, 2006 The 3-D's of Preservation: Disasters, Displays, Digitization Symposium Bibliothèque nationale de France - Paris, 2006 Proceedings of the Symposium Papers presented in Oslo & Mo i Rana, 2005 Report on Open Sessions, Oslo 2005 Papers presented in Buenos Aires, 2004 Papers presented in Berlin, 2003 PreConference in Berlin, 2003 Papers presented in Glasgow, 2002 Workshop in Boston, 2001 Useful Addresses Standing Committee Members Chair/Treasurer: Per Cullhed Director, Cultural Heritage Group Uppsala University Library, P.O. Box 510 SE-75120 UPPSALA Sweden Tel. +(46)(18)4716214 Fax +(46)(18)4713929 E-mail: per.cullhed@ub.uu.se Secretary: Johanna Wellheiser Manager Preservation and Digitization Services Toronto Public Library 789 Yonge Street TORONTO, ON M4W 2G8 Canada Tel. +(1)(416)3937128 Fax +(1)(416)3937147 E-mail: jwellheiser@torontopubliclibrary.ca Information Coordinator/Co-Editor of Newsletter: Jocelyn Cuming National Preservation Officer National Library of New Zealand Chr. Molesworth & Aitken Streets, PO Box 1467 WELLINGTON 6140 New Zealand Tel. +(64)(4)4743058 E-mail: j.cuming@camberwell.arts.ac.uk Information Coordinator/Co-Editor of Newsletter: Jeanne Drewes Chief Binding and Collections Care Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave S.E., LM G21B Wash DC 20540-4520 Tel. +(1)(202)7075330 Fax +(1)(202)7073434 E-mail: jdre@loc.gov Co-Editor of Newsletter: Ingeborg Verheul Koninklijke Bibliotheek P.O. Box 90407 2509 LK THE HAGUE Netherlands Tel. +(31)(70)3140425 E-mail: ingeborg.verheul@ifla.org Links & Resources Useful Links Useful Resources
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