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["Howard,Carmen" <howardc@xxxxxxxx>]

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Carmen Howard
Manager, Preservation Services
Preservation Resources


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Nita Dean +1-614-761-5002
nita_dean@xxxxxxxx

OCLC PRESERVATION RESOURCES TO STORE MICROFILM FOR CIC
DUBLIN, Ohio, July 24, 2001-The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)
has awarded a contract to OCLC Preservation Resources for the storage of
preservation microfilm and duplication services for six of its members. 

OCLC Preservation Resources will initially store in its print master storage
vault more than 19,000 reels of microfilm for Penn State University, Ohio
State University, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University
of Iowa and University of Wisconsin-Madison.  As more preservation film is
produced, it will be added.

"Due to OCLC Preservation Resources' proven track record from previous
partnerships and the high-quality, integrated services that they offer, the
CIC preservation officers selected Preservation Resources as their partner
for a print master storage agreement," said Tom Peters, director of the
Center for Library Initiatives at CIC.  "This consortial agreement will
enable the participating CIC universities to benefit from a carefully
crafted suite of services from Preservation Resources governed by a simple,
reasonable, manageable cost structure.  The environmental and inventory
controls provided by Preservation Resources are outstanding.  Meg Bellinger
and the entire staff at Preservation Resources have been very helpful and
flexible in working with the CIC to reach this agreement.  The CIC is both
pleased and proud to be working with Preservation Resources to provide a
trusted centralized repository for these print masters."

OCLC Preservation Resources will also offer duplication services that will
streamline the ordering process.  These include fulfillment of requests for
additional copies from stored print masters and helping the CIC institutions
to fill ILL requests, shipping the copies either to the owning institution
or straight to users, and directly invoicing the proper party.  All
microfilming, processing, inspection, duplication, packaging, storage and
billing performed by Preservation Resources strictly adhere to preservation
guidelines.

"The ability of Preservation Resources to fulfill requests for copies
directly from the print masters is a valuable service not only to the CIC
research libraries, but also to the worldwide research community," said Mr.
Peters.
"CIC member institutions will receive the benefits of a one-step method of
obtaining storage, duplication, invoicing and shipping services from one
source, saving them time, money and resources while serving their users
efficiently," said Meg Bellinger, president of OCLC Preservation Resources.
"This contract is one of many beneficial ways that the CIC helps its member
institutions to provide cost-effective and efficient services for their
users."

OCLC Preservation Resources stores over 87,000 reels of film, equivalent to
approximately 550,000 titles, for nearly 100 clients in its on-site,
custom-built print master storage vault.  These titles are readily
accessible in film, paper and digital copies now and in the future.  This
vault is equipped with its own environmental systems and controls, providing
optimal storage conditions for silver halide microfilm. 

Founded in 1958, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC),
headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, is the academic consortium of the Big
Ten universities and the University of Chicago.  Member institutions
include:  University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Indiana University,
University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State University,
University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, Ohio State University,
Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University and University of
Wisconsin-Madison.  Cooperative ventures at all levels have arisen, giving
the CIC a 43-year history of effective voluntary inter-institutional
cooperation among these independent universities. More information about CIC
is available at their Web site at <http://www.cic.uiuc.edu>.

OCLC Preservation Resources, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library
Center, is a nonprofit organization devoted to the reformatting and
long-term retention of library and archival materials.  Originally called
MAPS (Mid-Atlantic Preservation Service), the organization was established
in 1985 to serve the preservation microfilming needs of five Mid-Atlantic
research libraries-Columbia University Libraries, Cornell University
Library, Princeton University Library, New York State Library and New York
Public Library.  It has been a division of OCLC since 1994 and is based in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  More information is available at the Preservation
Resources web site <http://www.oclc.org/presres/>.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a
nonprofit organization that provides computer-based cataloging, reference,
resource sharing and preservation services to 40,000 libraries in 76
countries and territories.  OCLC was founded in 1967 to improve access to
the world's information and reduce information costs, and conducts ongoing
research to develop technologies to support that mission.  Forest Press, a
division of OCLC since 1988, publishes the Dewey Decimal Classification
system.
In the United States, more information is available (via telephone:
+1-614-764-6000 or 
1-800-848-5878; fax:  +1-614-764-6096; or e-mail:  oclc@xxxxxxxx).  In
Europe, the Middle East and Africa, contact the OCLC Europe office, located
in Birmingham, United Kingdom (phone:  +44 121 456 4656; fax:  +44 121 456
4680; or e-mail:  europe@xxxxxxxx).  In Asia and the Pacific region, contact
the OCLC Asia Pacific office in Dublin, Ohio (phone:  +1-614-764-6189; fax:
+1-614-764-4331; or e-mail:  asia_pacific@xxxxxxxx).  In Canada, contact the
OCLC Canada office in Montreal, Quebec (phone:  +1-450-658-6583 or
1-888-658-6583; fax:  +1-450-658-6231; or e-mail:  canada@xxxxxxxx).  In
Latin America and the Caribbean, contact the OCLC Latin America and the
Caribbean office in Dublin, Ohio (phone:  +1-614-761-5196; fax:
+1-614-718-1026; or e-mail:  america_latina@xxxxxxxx).
More information about OCLC and OCLC regional service providers is available
on the web <http://www.oclc.org/>.