conservation vs preservation

[Gretchen Fulforth Stroh <gstroh1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to all who responded about where the preservation dept.
fits into the library.  This has brought up another question,
which wasn't answered by a visit to the dictionary.

Is there a difference between conservation and preservation?
I feel as though there is, but I can't really say what it is.
I know that we don't preserve energy, we conserve.  Anyone out
there have a really good definition of the differences?

Gretchen


Gretchen Fulforth Stroh
Materials Processing Specialist
McCabe Library, Swarthmore College
500 College Ave, Swarthmore PA 19081
gstroh1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx