The strategic stewardship of cultural resources : to preserve and protect / Andrea T. Merrill, editor.

Papers from the Library of Congress symposium "To preserve and protect: the strategic stewardship of cultural resources."

Originally published: To preserve and protect : the strategic stewardship of cultural resources. Washington : Library of Congress, 2002.

Co-published simultaneously as Journal of library administration, v. 38, nos. 1/2 and 3/4, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Stewardship : the Janus factor / Nancy M. Cline -- Learning to blush : librarians and the embarrassment of experience / Werner Gundersheimer -- As strong as its weakest link : the human element / Laurie Sowd -- Developing a plan for collections security : the Library of Congress experience / Steven J. Herman -- Creating a culture of security in the University of Maryland libraries / Charles B. Lowry -- Building a national preservation program : National Endowment for the Humanities support for preservation / Jeffrey M. Field -- Safeguarding heritage assets : the Library of Congress planning framework for preservation / Doris A. Hamburg -- Taking care : an informed approach to library preservation / Jan Merrill-Oldham -- Picking up the pieces : the lengthy saga of a library theft / Jean W. Ashton -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation's art theft program / Lynne Chaffinch -- The silver lining : recovering from the shambles of a disaster / Camila A. Alire -- Funding for preservation : the strengths of our past / Nancy E. Gwinn -- Securing preservation funds : national and institutional requirements / Deanna B. Marcum -- Strategies for funding preservation and security / James G. Neal -- Measuring the effectiveness of preservation and security programs at the Library of Congress / Francis M. Ponti -- Measuring environmental quality in preservation / James M. Reilly -- Preservation, security, and digital content / Carl Fleischhauer -- The coming crisis in preserving our digital cultural heritage / Clifford A. Lynch -- Electronic information and digitization : preservation and security challenges / Maxwell L. Anderson -- Making the Library of Congress secure : innovation and collaboration / Kenneth E. Lopez -- What can we afford to lose? / Abby Smith -- National research libraries and protection of cultural resources / James F. Williams, II.

Culled from papers presented at a Library of Congress symposium in October 2000, this book examines the challenges you face in preserving and safeguarding your library's resources. Twenty-two leading library and archival professionals address critical issues on the preservation and security of collections in cultural property institutions, including libraries, museums, and archives. The book explores the connections between physical security and the preservation of our cultural heritage. - Back cover.

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