Promoting preservation awareness in libraries : a sourcebook for academic, public, school, and special collections / edited by Jeanne M. Drewes and Julie A. Page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Preservation Issues and the Community of Customers. Reaching Your Customers: The First Steps / Julie A. Page and Peggy Sullivan. Commonsense Solutions for Common Preservation Problems / Harlan Greene -- 2. Creating Preservation Education Programs for Staff and Library Customers. Staff and User Education Programs for Local and Statewide Initiatives / Andrea Rolich and Janice Mohlhenrich. Preservation Awareness Campaigns at the Indiana University Libraries-Bloomington / Richard Vaughan. Lite Preservation; Or How to Win Over Your Staff and Customers Without Being a Heavy / Harlan Greene. Taming the Chimera: Preservation in a Public Library / Pat Ryckman. Preservation Orientation for Library Staff: The University of California at San Diego Approach / Julie A. Page and George J. Soete. On the Road: Preservation Education Outreach in Colorado / Karen Jones. South Carolina Preservation Education Project / Sharon Bennett.

Preservation Awareness for Student Workers: Adding a Quiz to the Agenda / Anthony J. Amodeo. Awareness, Communication, and Action: The Shelving and Handling Workshop Series at the New York Public Library / Cynthia Frame. The World Wide Web as a Preservation Resource / Michael G. Moore and Jeanne M. Drewes -- 3. Evaluating Preservation Education Programs for Staff and Library Customers. The Why and How of Evaluating Education Initiatives / Merrily Smith. Library Exhibits: Evaluation via Observation / Jeanne M. Drewes. Tracking Book Damage / Patricia E. Palmer. Using Student Employees to Focus Preservation Awareness Campaigns / Diane Kaufman and Jeanne M. Drewes -- 4. Preservation Education in School Libraries. Selling Preservation in School Libraries / Normandy Simons Helmer. Teaching Preservation to Elementary School Children / Freida Hammett. Instilling Preservation Awareness and Book Handling Skills / Andrea Rolich and Evelyn Burke Weible.

Kids Don't Go for Dirty Books / Sally H. Snyder and Doris Garlow. Preservation on Career Day Reaches Young Minds / Patricia E. Palmer. Preservation of Materials in the Elementary School Media Center / Lynn E. Rohrs. Teaching Little Hands to Care for Books / Susan Middleton -- 5. Preservation Education in Public Libraries. On Target: Reaching the Public Through Preservation / Nancy Carlson Schrock and Anne L. Reynolds. Preservation Education Workshops: A Public Library Approach / Jane Mueller. User Education in Care and Handling of Audiovisual Materials / Susan E. Annett. The Library Lock-In / Ann Ridout and Jeanne M. Drewes. Preservation Education Campaign at the Cote-des-Neiges Library / Danielle Keable. Book Repair as Preservation Outreach: Two Massachusetts Public Library Approaches / Nancy Carlson Schrock. Guerrilla Bookmaking: Preserving Your Community's Heritage / Edward H. Hutchins -- 6. Preservation Education in Academic Libraries.

Approaches for Preservation Education in Academic Libraries / Lorraine Olley. Jammin' with Preservation and Preservation Awareness Month / Becky Ryder. Student-Designed Bookmarks for Preservation Education / Anthony J. Amodeo. Preservation to the People! Mainstreaming Preservation into Instructional Sessions at an Undergraduate Library / Duffy Tweedy and Esteban Valdez. Integrating Preservation Information into Basic Library Skills / Sara Williams Trapolin. Preservation Education: Case Western Reserve University / Sharlane Gubkin. Creating an Interactive Multimedia Training Program / Elayne Bond -- 7. Preservation Education in Special Collections and Archives. Preservation Education for the Library User: The Special Collections Perspective / Kenneth Lavender. When "Treat It as Though It's Your Own Book" Isn't Good Enough / Charlotte A. Tancin. Care and Handling Education for Patrons / Charlotte B. Brown. Preservation Education Initiative in an Archive / Kenneth White.

Local Records Management: One-on-One Preservation Education / Carolyn K. Collings. Preservation in a "Historical" Setting / Annita Andrick -- App. 1. Effective Graphics for Displays and Handouts / Brenda Clark and Jeanne M. Drewes -- App. 2. Books for Children, Teachers, and Parents: An Annotated Bibliography -- App. 3. Videos for General Preservation Education: An Annotated Videography / Julie A. Page -- App. 4. Staff and User Preservation Education: An Annotated Bibliography.