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Preservation News

Jane Hedberg

NEH restructures

On December 4 the National Endowment for the Humani- ties (NEH) restructured to ac- commodate an almost 40% reduction in its 1996 budget. The Endowment now will fo- cus on four areas: support- ing original scholarship; pre- serving the American cultural heritage; providing learning opportunities for the nation’s teachers; and engaging the American public in the hu- manities. The Division of

Preservation and Access remains to administer one program with one funding cycle (applica- tion deadline July 1, 1996). It will focus on three areas: preservation and access (which will in- clude support for education and training, re- gional field service programs, and research and demonstration projects); stabilization and docu- mentation of material culture collections; and the U.S. newspaper program.

For more information, contact the NEH Public Information Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 402, Washington, DC 20506; phone: (202) 606- 8400; e-mail: info@neh.fed.us.

AHIP publishes imaging pamphlet

The Getty Art History Information Program (AHIP) has produced and is distributing Introduction to Imaging: Issues in Constructing an Image Database, by Howard Besser and Jennifer Trant. This 48-page primer on the process of transforming images into a useful digital database covers basic definitions and techniques, the challenges presented by an evolving technology, and includes color illustrations, glossary, and bibliography.

An augmented, updated version is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ahip. getty.edu/ahip/intro_imaging/home.html. Print copies are available for $7.95, plus $3.00 shipping and handling, from the Getty Trust Publications Distribution Ctr., (800) 223-3431. For more information contact AHIP, 401 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1100, Santa Monica, CA 90401; (310) 395-1025; e-mail: ahip@getty.edu.

RLG publishes imaging proceedings

The Research Libraries Group has published RLG Digital Image Access Project, the proceedings of a symposium held in Palo Alto, California, March 31–April 1,1995 The symposium was designed to bring some of the partici- pants in two related digital imaging projects together with other experts in imag- ing to review what had been learned and identify areas for future work. The two projects resulted in digital conversion of 9,000 photos of urban landscapes. Edited by Patricia McClung, the publication contains texts of the presentations, summaries of the resulting discussion, and a report on the Digital Image Technology Project, all of which underscore the complexity of suc- cessful digital imaging, which requires intel- lectual control and retrieval software, as well as technically sophisticated images.

Copies are available for $20, plus $8 shipping and handling, from Distribution Services Center, Research Libraries Group, Inc., 1200 Villa St., Mountain View, CA 94041-1100. (Copies are distributed to RLG members automatically.) For more information, contact Jennifer Hartzell at: (415) 691-2207; fax: (415) 964-0943; e-mail: bl.jlh@rlg.stanford.edu.

Abbey publishes permanent paper list

Abbey Publications has produced a second edition of North American Permanent Papers; 423 currently available papers meet U.S. standards for permanence, with 235 of those containing recycled fiber. Many of the recycled papers are composed of a mix of new fiber and post-consumer waste, but a small percentage are composed of 100% recycled fiber. This new edition also has updated chapters on paper permanence, testing, and standards.

Copies are available for $19.50 from Abbey Publications, 7105 Geneva Dr., Austin, TX 78723; phone: (512) 929-3992; fax: (512) 929- 3995. ■

Jane Hedberg prepares this column for the College Libraries Committee, Commission on Preservation and Access. Submissions may be made to: Jane Hedberg, Wellesley College Library, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02181; fax: (617) 283-3640; e-mail: JHEDBERG@WELLESLEY.EDU.