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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Dear Colleagues, I am a graduate student in B.J. Irvine's Seminar in Art Librarianship at Indiana University. I recently attended a workshop in New Orleans on the identification, storage and handling of architectural records, sponsored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. We learned how to identify the materials and processes used for producing both original and reproductions of architectural drawings. Now that I have heard what conservators recommend for the storage and treatment of architectural records (methods that require archival materials and space that may not be readily available in many libraries), I would like to know how art libraries with architectural collections are dealing with this situation. If your library's collection includes architectural drawings, I would appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to reply to the following questions (please respond directly to me, Catherine Johnson at [log in to unmask], rather than to the list): 1) Name of library: _________________________________________________ 2) What types of architectural records are in your collection? (Check any that apply) ___ Original drawings ___ Aniline ink copies ___ Albumen or salted paper prints ___ Cyanotypes (blueprints) ___ Vandyke prints ___ Ferrogallic prints ___ Aniline prints/green prints ___ Sepia prints ___ Pellet prints ___ Hectographs ___ Photostats ___ Diazo prints ___ C.B. (See-Bee) prints ___ Autopositives ___ Fixed line silver halide prints ___ Lithographs ___ Lithoprints (true-to-scale prints) ___ Electrostatic prints ___ CAD files ___ Other: _____________________ ___ Reproductive process unknown 3) Do you have sufficient storage space for these materials? For current collection: ___ yes ___ no For collection in 5 years: ___ yes ____ no Comments (e.g., additional rooms/space could become available in the present building) : ____________________________________________________ 4) Is your storage area equipped to provide controlled temperature and humidity? ___ yes ___ no 5) What type of storage do you have? (Check any that apply) ___ Flat ___ Rolled ___ Folded ___ Other: ________________________________ 6) If your collection includes a combination of these media, are you able to meet the various storage and conservation requirements of each type of record? ___ yes ___ no Comments: ______________________________________________________ 7) Does your budget include funds for the purchase of archival materials for the storage and conservation of architectural records? ___ yes ___no 8) Do you have access to a conservator who is familiar with architectural materials? ___ yes ___ no ___ Other professional staff; please describe:________________________ 9) Who is in charge of this collection? ___ Librarian ___ Curator ___ Conservator ___ Paraprofessional ___ Support Staff ___ Other 10) Who processes new accessions to the collection? ___ Librarian ___ Curator ___ Conservator ___ Paraprofessional ___ Support Staff ___ Other 11) Has this person received specialized preservation training? ___ yes ___ no ___ Other training? If so, please describe: _______________________ 12) Are you able to copy materials for patrons? ___ yes ___ no. 13) Do you reformat records for preservation purposes? ___yes ___no. If so, do you retain the original document? ___ yes ___ no 14) Is there a written disaster preparedness and recovery plan for the architectural records collection? ___ yes ___ no Additional comments: Would you prefer that I keep your responses confidential? ___ yes ___no Thank you for your generous help with this informal study. Would you like me to e-mail the results to you? ___ yes ___no. E-mail address: ______________________ Catherine Johnson School of Library and Information Science Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 [log in to unmask]