Efforts To Improve Preservation in Developing Countries
In August 1985, John F. Dean became Cornell University Library's first preservation and conservation librarian. Dean's efforts have helped the Department of Preservation and Conservation at Cornell grow into one of the leading programs of its kind in the United States. Aside from his work at Cornell, Dean has made important contributions towards improving preservation efforts in developing countries. He has created online tutorials for library conservation and preservation in Southeast Asia and Iraq and the Middle East. The tutorials are designed so that librarians and archivists in these and other countries have a set of basic guidelines to refer to when dealing with preservation issues. Specific topics addressed in the tutorials include "Management and Planning," "Preservation," "Building Capacity" and "Supporting the Effort." Both tutorials are available in English; the tutorial for Iraq and the Middle East is also available in Arabic.
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