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...written to have broad appeal in the library world. Not much of the worthwhile relevant literature available in English seems to have been missed. Abbey Newsletter No aspect of construction for preservation has been ignored. The evaluations of the materials are precisely accurate...publication of this book is a signal event. It is required reading for all librarians who became involved in planning construction and for all library architects. Library Quarterly ...provides much-needed guidance. This book is important because it eschews a formulaic approach and gives us tools needed to reach our own conclusions...recommended for public as well as academic and research libraries. Journal Of Academic Librarianship ...highly recommended... Green Library Journal ...a useful point of departure... Library Review [Uk] Volumes such as this are important in expanding the knowledge base of librarians and archivists in the area of preservation... Archival Issues ...easy to read...far more useful than a bibliography. Any librarian or library administrator would be well served by adding this title to his or her collection. Lrts ...I recommend this book as important reading for librarians and archivists planning or renovating a library or archives building... Australian Library Review This book is...a needed resource, existing primarily as a selective annotated bibliography to literature and resources concerning the design and renovation of library and archive buildings and related preservation issues. Useful appendixes include a bibliography of case studies, a bibliography of journals with information pertaining to planning and building library buildings, and a directory of organizations one might contact for information and assistance during the planning process...generally timely and useful, recommended for the library historian researching the history of library building and design and the practitioner involved in planning the design or renovation of a library or archive building... Libraries and Culture ...summary history is written in a concise manner...should prove especially beneficial for preservationists... American Archivist Preservation is viewed in the context of a fundamental library activity, as a corollary to it, and emerges as an essential element in library planning...This book is full of useful information and can be read with profit not only by conservation specialists but by librarians generally. The Library Association Record

...written to have broad appeal in the library world. Not much of the worthwhile relevant literature available in English seems to have been missed. Abbey Newsletter No aspect of construction for preservation has been ignored. The evaluations of the materials are precisely accurate...publication of this book is a signal event. It is required reading for all librarians who became involved in planning construction and for all library architects. Library Quarterly ...provides much-needed guidance. This book is important because it eschews a formulaic approach and gives us tools needed to reach our own conclusions...recommended for public as well as academic and research libraries. The Journal of Academic Librarianship ...highly recommended... Green Library Journal ...a useful point of departure... Library Review [Uk] Volumes such as this are important in expanding the knowledge base of librarians and archivists in the area of preservation... Archival Issues ...easy to read...far more useful than a bibliography. Any librarian or library administrator would be well served by adding this title to his or her collection. Lrts ...I recommend this book as important reading for librarians and archivists planning or renovating a library or archives building... Australian Library Journal This book is...a needed resource, existing primarily as a selective annotated bibliography to literature and resources concerning the design and renovation of library and archive buildings and related preservation issues. Useful appendixes include a bibliography of case studies, a bibliography of journals with information pertaining to planning and building library buildings, and a directory of organizations one might contact for information and assistance during the planning process...generally timely and useful, recommended for the library historian researching the history of library building and design and the practitioner involved in planning the design or renovation of a library or archive building... Libraries and Culture ...summary history is written in a concise manner...should prove especially beneficial for preservationists... American Archivist Preservation is viewed in the context of a fundamental library activity, as a corollary to it, and emerges as an essential element in library planning...This book is full of useful information and can be read with profit not only by conservation specialists but by librarians generally. The Library Association Record

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Susan Garretson Swartzburg, Preservation Specialist at Rutgers University, established the Preservation Office at Yale University Library, and developed procedures for the handling of deteriorated library materials that are followed by a number of major libraries today. She has published Preserving Library Materials (Scarecrow Press, 1980) and is active in conservation and bibliographic organizations. Holly J. Bussey (AB, Wheaton College; MLIS, Rutgers), Vice President and Manager, Ayer Information Center, New York, hold responsibility for all secondary research in Ayer's worldwide offices. She has been active in library planning and space design, has consulted on several renovation projects, including the Staten Island Historical Society Library, and has guest-edited a thematic issue of Special Libraries. Frank Garretson, AIA, has an architectural practice in Sheffield, MA specializing in renovations and additions to older homes. Formerly a city planner with a special interest in writing and implementing preservation plans, he received Classical America's Arthur Ross Award in 1988 for designing homes in the regional vernacular.

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