ICI prize

"Prize For A Plan 1995" Offers Complimentary Book and Paper
Preservation Services

The Conservation Division of Information Conservation, Inc. (ICI)
will award over $5,000 in library conservation and preservation
services to the three institutions which submit the best plans for
preserving portions of their collections.

Three prizes--for $3,000, $1,500, and $750 worth of ICI Conservation
services--will be presented in the "Prize For A Plan 1995" contest.
Libraries, museums, archives, and other institutions with valuable
materials are invited to submit their plans by Nov. 15, 1995 for
using ICI Conservation services to restore, repair, deacidify, or
create enclosures for collection materials. "Planning is the key to
successful preservation programs," said Don Etherington, President,
ICI Conservation Division.  "There is work to be done in virtually
every collection but in most cases it has be to done in stages.  The
results of the planning process in "Prize For A Plan 1995" will be
complimentary services for three institutions and could perhaps be
used as the basis for future grant applications."

To receive a price list and guidelines for submitting a plan to the
"Prize For A Plan 1995" contest, call Jackie Dabbs at (800) 444-7534
or (910) 375-1202. Requests can also be faxed to Ms. Dabbs at (910)
375-1726 or E-mailed to Harry Campbell, ICI Conservation's Chief
Conservator, at 70304.3023 [at] compu-serve__com. ICI Conservation
Division was founded in 1987 to offer high-quality, economical, and
timely preservation and conservation services for libraries,
archives, museums, historical societies, and other collection
holding institutions.  The Conservation Division's staff provides
professional conservation treatments of books, documents, and art on
paper for large-scale projects and for single items.

For more information, contact:

    Harry Campbell
    800-444-7534

John R Fairfield

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