The first class had me thinking a lot about how materials are cared for, what environment they are in and how various things can affect their longevity. It made me wonder about how the region of the world a library is located in could affect its materials, and how that affects the library's budget. Wouldn't you need a larger budget dedicated to having a controlled budget in an area of the world where there was more humidity, or where the weather was less predicable? I have been trying to find resources on this, however I can't seem to find much. I'm not surprised as many libraries don't necessarily have it in a specific part of their budget as it would include air conditioning/heating, materials, etc. I am guessing that while it costs a good portion of money in order to really find out if location changes how much is spent you would need to look at similar-sized libraries in various places throughout the country and go over detailed budgets and look for information on these areas.
After going through the first class I had a much better idea on how to go about looking for web sites to review for assignment #1. However, it was still difficult to find reasonable websites that would work for the assignment. I found web sites where the topic was Preservation or Conservation, however it was not necessarily geared toward Library professionals. I also found websites for specific libraries, like Harvard or Cornell, however these sites were for their specific library, which makes it rather useless for the assignment. I did find 3 websites that could work. I am adding the links below and will chose two for the assignment. I also found a very good example article of a web site review from College & Research Libraries News so I think I have a good handle on the first assignment.
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