The Rare and Endangered Government Publications (REGP) committee seeks to:
• Identify rare, unique and/or endangered government publications, in all formats and from all levels of government;
• Evaluate materials for preservation and conservation; and
• Plan programs and workshops on the preservation of these materials.
FADGI is a collaborative effort started in 2007 by federal agencies to articulate common sustainable practices and guidelines for digitized and born digital historical, archival and cultural content. Two working groups study issues specific to two major areas, Still Image and Audio-Visual.
At risk materials fall under multiple categories:
Advancing preservation for archives and manuscripts
2020
Joffrion, Elizabeth,Cloonan, Michèle Valerie, Wosh, Peter J.
Society of American Archivists issuing body S.A.A.
The preservation management handbook : a 21st-century guide for libraries, archives, and museums (2nd ed)
2020
Harvey, D. R., Mahard, Martha R., , Conn, Donia, , Harvey, Douglas Ross,
Averting the digital dark age : how archivists, librarians, and technologists built the web a memory
2024
Ian Milligan
The disaster planning handbook for libraries
2021
Flaherty, Mary Grace, Greene, Katherine R., Runyon, Michelle
Digitizing Your Collection: Public Library Success Stories
2016
Susanne Caro, Sam Meister, Tammy Ravas, Wendy Walker
ALA Preservation Policy (2008)
"The American Library Association’s policy on preservation is based on the Association’s mission to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. The preservation policy has as its goal, promoting the preservation of our cultural heritage and ensuring access to information in a usable and trustworthy form. ALA affirms that the preservation of library resources protects the public’s right to the free flow of information as embodied in the First Amendment to the Constitution and the Library Bill of Rights."
