[padg] Re: mission statements for Pres depts?

[Janet Gertz <gertz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Columbia University Libraries Preservation and Digital Conversion 
Division provides a comprehensive program to prolong the existence and 
accessibility of the collections for current and future students and 
scholars. The Division is responsible for preservation of materials in 
all formats and genres, including the Libraries’ digital resources, and 
for conversion of analog content to digital form. Preservation involves 
action taken to prevent or retard deterioration of physical materials 
through correct housing and environment; where possible, to improve 
their condition through conservation treatment; and, as necessary, to 
change their format in order to preserve their intellectual content. 
Preservation of digital resources involves action taken to assure 
enduring access over time to the full content of those resources and the 
metadata that makes the content discoverable and usable, including 
submission to a trusted digital repository.

(Statement revised 9/07)

Janet Gertz
Director, Preservation and Digital Conversion Division
Columbia University Libraries

Ann Marie Willer wrote:
> Colleagues,
> If your preservation department has a mission statement, I would 
> appreciate your sending me a link to its location online or pasting it 
> into a reply to AMWillerALA@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Thanks very much!
> Ann Marie
>
> Ann Marie Willer
> Preservation Services Librarian
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> 77 Massachusetts Ave.
> Building 14-0513
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> 617-253-5692 phone
>
> Send ALA business to: AMWillerALA@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try 
> it now. 
> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20>