List of Contributions

Hi Mark- We searched for a vendor last year to recycle microfilm and could not locate one that could reclaim the silver economically. The vendors were primarily interested in recycling x-ray films, which apparently have a higher silver content. I will look forward to learning if you are able to find ...

Hi Elise, My apologies for the date error. The ALA store has...limited bibliographical information for the volume. The standard itself has been revised or updated twice since the Guide was published (2010 and 2018), but I recognize that these are minor updates to the Standard. I guess that my question ...

Dear PAIG members, I am posting this as a member of the Core Publications Coordination Committee. ALA Editions has been looking at older titles that have not been selling strongly to see if they need to be updated or are still relevant. One of the titles that has been recently noted is the classic Guide ...

As we prepare for the start of another school year and the potential for another pandemic that may seriously impact college campuses, I am interested in hearing if anyone is making policy, handling, or other preparations for potential impacts of monkeypox? While I am mostly interested in hearing about ...

Hi Preservation Professionals, Is there a list/inventory/catalog of titles microfilmed as part of the Brittle Books programs (RLG-NEH)? I am aware of the RLIN Register, but am hoping for something that is complete through 2007. And hopefully in a digital format. Thanks,Fletcher

As we digitize our microfilm holdings, we are making plans to deaccession the access copies of the microfilm. The suggestion from some of the older microfilm literature is to recycle the silver gelatin film to recapture the silver, but I am not familiar with any vendors who do this work. Kodak used to ...

We are quickly approaching an ILS migration to Alma. There are plans to utilize the pre-installed "Work Order" process to track materials as they come in and out of our conservation lab (and potentially digitization through a separate stream). Has anyone used this function for their labs? Are there ...