Preservation Assistance for Smaller Institutions: A preservation assessment for the C. L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department at the University of Texas at El Paso Library

FAIN: PG-287707-22

University of Texas, El Paso (El Paso, TX 79968-8900)
Claudia A. Rivers (Project Director: January 2022 to November 2024)

A general preservation assessment of the Special Collections Department of the University of Texas at El Paso Library’s archival collections, which focus on the U.S.-Mexico border region and the history of El Paso, Texas.

The Special Collections Department of the University of Texas at El Paso Library requests funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities to engage a consultant to make a preservation assessment of the collections and the spaces where they are housed. The report that the consultant will prepare will allow the department to create a preservation plan to extend the usable life of the materials.

Associated Products

Preservation Survey for University of Texas El Paso Library Special Collections (Report)
Title: Preservation Survey for University of Texas El Paso Library Special Collections
Author: Thomas F. R. Clareson
Abstract: Thomas Clareson, Consultant for Digital & Preservation Services at LYRASIS, conducted a preservation survey of the Special Collections storage areas at the University of Texas at El Paso during March 21-22, 2023. The report details the environmental conditions that he found and commented on positive aspects and shortcomings that he found. He also reviewed planning documents in place in the department and recommended additional plans and policies.
Date: 7/13/2023
Access Model: Available as a Word document at the UTEP Library's Special Collections Department.

Preservation and Archiving Issues for Collecting Institutions (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Preservation and Archiving Issues for Collecting Institutions
Author: Thomas Clareson
Abstract: This half-day workshop gives an overview of preservation activities that should be implemented in libraries, archives, and museums.
Year: 2023
Audience: Other

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