Northeast

   Connecticut

   SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
School of Communication, Information and Library Science Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology
501 Crescent, New Haven, CT 06515
Contact: Mary Brown, phone: (203) 392-5781, fax: (203) 392-5780

LSC576:  Preservation of Library Materials
The fundamentals of materials preservation in libraries and other information centers.

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: Every Spring   
Credit Hours:  3

   New York

   LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548
Contact: Michael Koenig, phone: (516) 299-4109, fax: (516) 299-4168  

LIS657: Introduction to Preservation
An introduction to the principles and practices of library and archives preservation.  Current preservation methods; national, regional, and local preservation efforts; the history of preservation; and disaster planning and recovery will be examined. Prerequisite: LIS508.

Required for Graduation: Yes   
Frequency: At least biennially   
Credit Hours:  3

LIS520: Records Management I: Fundamentals
Introduction to the systematic management of business records.  Topics include inventorying records, preparation of retention schedules, space management for inactive records, micrographics, protection of vital records, and file organization concepts. Required for Archives/Records Management Specialization.

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours:  3

LIS713: Rare Books
Examines the characteristics, criteria, and appraisal of book materials.  Historical background, principles, and practice of rare book librarianship.  The organization, administration, collection building, maintenance, preservation, exhibition, publication, special problems, and use of rare books in all settings.

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: At least biennially   
Credit Hours:  3

LIS714: Archives and Manuscripts
Identification, preservation, and use of archival materials.  Emphasis on the organization and administration of archival collections and departments of archives in various types of institutions. Required for Archives Specialization.

Required for Graduation: No 
Frequency: Annually
Credit Hours:  3

LIS722: Records Management II: Electronic Records
In-depth examination of electronic records management implications and applications. Topics include decumbent imaging systems, document management systems, inventorying and retention of electronic records, preservation of electronic records, and protection of vital records. Required for Archives/Records Management Specialization.

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours:  3

LIS826: Organizational Information Management
Exploration of the various areas related to organizational information management, including information and organizations, archival management, electronic record management, information preservation, and information resources management.

Required for Graduation: ?   
Frequency: At least biennially   
Credit Hours:  3

   PRATT INSTITUTE
School of Information and Library Science
200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Contact:  Anne Woodsworth, Dean, phone: (718) 636-3546, fax: (718) 636-3733

LIS 697: Conservation and Preservation of Archival and Library Materials
Covers the principles of preservation and their implementation in archives, manuscript collections, and library materials in various media. Issues such as assessing needs, establishing priorities, and developing effective solutions to preservation problems will be covered. Students will study paper and its deterioration, conservation, and restoration; book construction and binding; leather conservation; audio-visual records preservation and restoration; and digital techniques for restoration of magnetic media. The course will also cover security, disaster preparedness and recovery, and management of preservation services. 

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: ?

Preservation is included in:

LIS 620: Advanced Reference

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours:  ?

LIS 625: Management of Archives and Special Collections

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: ?

LIS 659: Principles of Records Management

Required for Graduation: No  
Frequency: Annually  
Credit Hours: ?

LIS 660: Collection Development

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: Annually  
Credit Hours: ?

   ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
Division of Library and Information Science
8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, Queens, NY 11439
Contact: Sherry L. Vellucci, Acting Director, phone: (718) 990-6200,
fax: (718) 990-2071

LIS233: Preservation Technology in Library and Information Science
Students learn effective preservation techniques for materials in library and information center collections; the basic structure of the various media; structural weaknesses of those media; sound diagnostic and treatment practices; and the ability to apply appropriate and creative solutions to their preservation problems.  Techniques taught include  how to bind, re-pack, or recase a book, mend and tip-in pages, bind a pamphlet, make enclosures and pockets, and repair corners.  Opportunities to practice the techniques will be provided. 

Required for Graduation: ?  
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: 3

LIS246: Practical Conservation and Preservation of Library Materials
This course provides a practical approach to the principles of the conservation and preservation of library materials. The focus of the course is on conservation as a daily function of library management. Students will discuss paper and its deterioration, examine the physical structure of the book,  learn guidelines for analyzing common preservation problems, and read extensively in the current literature.

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: Annually    
Credit Hours: 3 

LIS245: History of Books and Printing
Evolution of the book, including the history of writing, of print and presses, type design, and book illustrations; examination of the characteristics of vellum, paper, ink, book composition, binding, materials, and methods; study of major bibliographies of rare manuscripts and printed books; the organization, administration, service, and care of rare books and special collections.

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: Every 3rd semester    
Credit Hours: 3  

LIS249: Archives and Manuscripts: Basic Functions and Current Issues
An introduction to the management of archives and manuscript repositories.  An overview of the basic functions and skills required of an archivist or curator of manuscripts, as well as an introduction to some of the issues and topics currently of special interest to the archival profession. Emphasis will be on both theory and practice.

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: Every 3rd semester    
Credit Hours: 3 

LIS231: College and University Libraries
A study of library resource centers in institutions of higher learning; discussion of functions, standards; local, state, and federal involvements; organization, technology, personnel, budget, buildings, public relations, and cooperation with other agencies.

Required for Graduation: ?   
Frequency: Every 3rd semester   
Credit Hours: 3 

LIS000: Introduction to Digital Libraries
The study of fundamental issues, problems, and approaches to digital library creation and management.  Examines the contextual framework for digital libraries, including the creation, structure, access, and use of digital information in the global community.  Existing digital library projects are analyzed with a focus on local, consortial, national, and international collaboration.  Includes an overview of current and developing technical infrastructures, with a focus on the interoperability of distributed information.  Provides a theoretical and practical foundation to prepare information specialists for a changing digital library environment.

Required for Graduation: ?
Frequency: Annually 
Credit Hours: 3

   STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
School of Information Science and Policy
135 Western Avenue, Draper 113, Albany, NY 12222
Contact: Professor Philip B. Eppard, phone: (518) 442-5110, fax:  (518) 442-5232 

ISP 654: Preservation Management in Archives and Libraries
Provides an introductory survey of preservation management in libraries and archives, covering the historical evolution of the preservation dilemma, programs for academic and public libraries, collections maintenance and environmental controls, commercial binding and rebinding, selection for preservation and microfilming, security, paper conservation, disaster planning and recovery, and preservation of non-print materials. 

Required for Graduation: ?   
Frequency:  Annually   
Credit Hours: 3  

Internships in preservation are supported. 120-140 hours duration.

Preservation is also covered in:

ISP 646: Records Management

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency:  Annually   
Credit Hours:  2

ISP 655: Rare Books

Required for Graduation: ?   
Frequency:  Annually    
Credit Hours:  3

ISP 656: Archives and Manuscripts

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency:  Every semester    
Credit Hours:  3

ISP 668: Internship (Archives or Records Management site)

Required for Graduation: ?  
Frequency: Every semester    
Credit Hours:  3

   STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
Department of Library and Information Studies, 534 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 Contact: Judith Robinson, Chair, phone: (716) 645-2412, fax: (716) 645-3775

LIS526 and LIS598: Practicum and Directed Study
Students may make preservation the subject of these courses.  Supervised field experience in area of student's choosing. Work on special problem or project of student's choosing.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Varies    
Credit Hours:  3

LIS519: Selection, Acquisition, and Management of Non-Book Material
An examination of the various aspects of selection, acquisition, management, and preservation of non-book materials in libraries. Includes: archival and local history resources; audio recordings; film and video formats; maps; microforms; models; pictures; reproductions; art originals; CD-ROM and multimedia computer software; and relevant developments in communication technology.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Varies    
Credit Hours:  3 

LIS587: Collection Development
Investigates current and traditional approaches to collection development in libraries of all kinds. Includes collection maintenance, preservation, and management.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Varies   
Credit Hours:  3

   SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
School of Information Studies
4-206 Center for Science and Technology, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
Contact: Raymond F. Von Dran, Dean, phone: (315) 443-2736, fax: (315) 443-5806

IST700: Special Topics: Preservation Policy Management

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Occasionally   
Credit Hours:  3  

IST632: Management of Special Collections
Principles, methods, and techniques of management, development, and organization of special collections such as rare books, archives, or pictorial materials, including issues such as bibliographic services and preservation.

Required for Graduation: No   
Frequency: Occasionally   
Credit Hours:  3

IST971: Internship in Information Studies
Preservation may be the subject.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Every semester    
Credit Hours:  3

IST996: Readings and Research
Research, writing, or  project followed by critical evaluation. Requires prior approval by both instructor and advisor.  

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually     
Credit Hours:  3

   Massachusetts

   SIMMONS COLLEGE
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115-5898
Contact: Patricia G. Oyler, Professor and Director, Preservation Management Program, phone: (617) 512-2850, fax: (617) 512-3192 

LIS439: Preservation Management for Libraries and Archives
Examines the fundamentals of managing programs of preventive and restorative preservation for materials in libraries and archives.  Study of the nature of all types of materials and factors contributing to their deterioration.  Preventive preservation planning, such as control of climate and light, security, insurance, fire prevention, housekeeping and storage, routine care of materials, and testing methods.  Preservation training for staff and users.  Repair and restoration of bindings and paper. Working with professional conservators, binders, and other experts.   Disaster planning and control programs; budgeting for preservation. Required for Archives Management Specialization.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Biennially    
Credit Hours:  4

LIS418: Technical Services
This course examines the organization, administration, and functions of technical services, including selection, acquisition, and processing of all types of materials, as well as preservation of library material.  The impact of automation on technical services is covered, as well as commercial services and cooperative projects, such as networks affecting technical services operations.  Course includes field trips, guest lecturers, and individual projects. Required for Archives Management Specialization.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours:  4

LIS453: Collection Development and Management
Activities through which library collections are systematically developed and managed are explored, especially the formulation and implementation of written collection development policies.  Other specific topics include identification of user needs; collection evaluation; fund allocation among competing departments; subjects and /or media; selection methods; intellectual freedom; storage alternatives; and cooperative collection development.  Course includes readings, guest lectures, and a term project in which a collection development policy is prepared. Required for Archives Management Specialization.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours:  4 

LIS520S: Preservation Technologies
This course explores the benefits and problems of mass deacidification, preservation microfilming, and digital imaging, and provides a solid basis for a library to select one or more of these technologies as part of a preservation plan for its general collections. Required for Archives Management Specialization.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: 2

LIS520U: Basic Materials Repair
This is a course in preservation management to learn how to initiate an effective repair program in a small/medium general library; proper methods of performing basic repairs to book and non-book materials, in order to be able to train others; the cost factors involved in in-house repair programs; supplies, staffing, equipment, space, etc.; and how to maintain quality and evaluate the in-house repair program. Required for Archives Management Specialization.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually    
Credit Hours: 2

 Continuing Education Courses

• 19th Century Publisher's Binding: You Can Judge a Book By Its Cover
• Book Repair
• Children's Book Repair
• Making It Look Right: Quality Cloth Printing

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Each semester/summer   
Credit Hours: CCU or PDP points

   Rhode Island

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Rodman Hall, Suite 2, 94 West Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881-0815
Phone: (401) 874-2947, fax: (401) 874-4964, e-mail: gslis@etal.uri.edu

LSC510: History of Books and Printing
The art and craft of book production through the ages; printers, methods, and materials, with consideration of the role of the book in cultural development.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually    
Credit Hours:  3

LSC562: Administration of Special Collections, Archives, and Manuscripts ( I, 3)
Principles and techniques for administering manuscript and archival repositories, including acquisitions policies, appraisal criteria, methodology, and preservation practices.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually    
Credit Hours:  3

LSC564: Introduction to Library Preservation
Organization, management, principles, and techniques as they apply to the development and administration of a library preservation program. Includes causes of deterioration of materials, deacidification, and reformatting and selecting for preservation.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually    
Credit Hours:  3

LSC565: Rare Book Librarianship
Organization, management, principles, and techniques as they apply to the development and administration of rare book collections. Prerequisite: LSC 510 or permission of instructor.

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Annually    
Credit Hours:  3

LSC595: Professional Field Experience
Directed field experience applying theory to practice in libraries, information centers, and related organizations under the joint supervision of a member of the faculty and the professional staff of the cooperating institutions (Practicum). 

Required for Graduation: No    
Frequency: Every semester    
Credit Hours:  1-3

Preservation Education Directory, 8th Edition