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Climate Impact on Library Materials: Collaborative Research Project

This research project aims to study climatic differences in library material storage conditions and their impact on aging, informing digitization and preservation priorities. Partners from U.S. institutions will participate to analyze sample materials from the 1840-1950 period. Decisions on funding, PI selection, and testing timelines are crucial for successful implementation. Potential funders include IMLS and NEH. Contact Tom Clareson at LYRASIS or Ian Bogus at University of Pennsylvania for further information.

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Climate Impact on Library Materials: Collaborative Research Project

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  1. Proposed Collaborative Research Project: Climatic Differences in Library Material Storage Conditions Tom Clareson, LYRASIS and Ian Bogus, University of Pennsylvania PAN Meeting Philadelphia, PA January 24, 2014

  2. Overview of the Project • Recognizing the growing interest in shared print repositories • What has been missing from the conversation is the influence of the environment on master backup volumes • Identify books commonly held by library partners in separate climatic regions in the U.S • Bring the materials together for simple analysis

  3. Project Goals • Gain a better understanding of how books have aged • Analysis will inform collection, storage, digitization, and preservation priorities • Results will be used to make generalizations about condition that can be used for informed decision-making

  4. What information do participants want from this study? • Brightness test (darkening) • Fold test (paper flexibility) • Strength/burst test (strength) • Place of publication (paper production differences) • Date (differences in age) • Condition review (general condition) • Availability (trusting WorldCat numbers) • Other information you would like….?

  5. Determining the Study Sample • Time Period • 1840-1950 Timespan or other date range? • How large of a sample size? • Other sampling parameters?

  6. Selecting Partners –Interested Institutions So Far… • Columbia • Cornell • Iowa • Miami (FL) • Michigan • MIT • Northwestern • NYU • Occidental • U of Pittsburgh • Tulane • U of Washington • UCLA • UCSD • UC-Riverside • Yale • Duke • UIUC • Penn • Ithaka • LYRASIS

  7. Partner Roles • Knowledge about conditions their collections were stored in, and the facilities (e.g., air conditioning installed in 1963) • Large enough collection to have overlap with partners for adequate sample size • Who will be Principal Investigator/Lead? • What costs will be incurred by partners, PI?

  8. Other Research Issues • Who will perform the tests on the materials? • What is the timeline for the project? • Planning and Implementation in same grant, or just Planning Grant to start? • Potential Funders: IMLS, NEH, others?

  9. Next Steps • Meeting of interested parties this afternoon at Penn • Decisions on funders to approach • Proposal development and submission • Meeting at ALA Annual 2014 to finalize grant? • Other steps/issues • Other overall questions?

  10. Project Contacts Tom Clareson LYRASIS tom.clareson@lyrasis.org Ian Bogus University of Pennsylvania Libraries bogus@pobox.upenn.edu

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