Preservation
Overview
In the fall of 1984, SOLINET received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to establish a preservation field services program for the Southeast. Through Field Services, SOLINET helps educate staff in libraries and archives about preservation as a cost-effective collection management tool. With continued support from NEH, Field Services is the oldest such program in a bibliographic network. With two Field Services Officers, service is provided to SOLINET's more than 800 member institutions in the 10 Southeastern states and the Caribbean, and to a significant number of non-member institutions and private citizens from as far away as Australia and Japan.
SOLINET's Field Services provides
- Continuing education and training on a variety of preservation topics. Complete workshop descriptions are provided at this site. Presentations are offered for conferences, Friends groups, library and information science students, and special events, and cover topics such as proper exhibit and display techniques, and preserving family treasures. Program focus and formats may be tailored to audience interest.
- Full-text leaflets free of charge, on a wide range of topics.
- Information and referral service, free of charge, to an international audience.
- Publications that provide information on protecting and conserving library and archival collections.
- Environmental Equipment Loan Service available for use.
- Consulting Services are available to assist institutions with specific concerns, such as environmental problems or binding/repair programs, as well as for general needs assessment and program planning.