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Ginny Jones
(Virginia A. Jones, CRM, FAI)
Records Manager
Information Technology Division
Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brown, Heather (DPC-ARTS) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:23 AM
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Subject: [microlink-l] Cellulose Acetate Microfilm web pages

The following message has been cross posted with permission and should
be of interest to all organisation with collections of acetate
microfilm.

Heather Brown 
Assistant Director 
Paper Artlab Australia 
70 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide SA 5000 
Ph: 08 82077520 Fax: 08 82077529 Email: [log in to unmask]
www.artlabaustralia.com.au 

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The British Library has announced a new web page with information
regarding cellulose acetate microfilm:
Bobbie Pilette
Yale University Library 

NEW PRESERVATION WEB PAGES
CAMF (Cellulose Acetate Microfilm Forum) WEB PAGES

Since 2002, the British Library and the Library of Congress have been
taking a lead on addressing the difficulties associated with cellulose
acetate microfilm collections. Together with other leading institutions,
four International Round-Tables on preservation 
 microfilm have been convened, to facilitate the sharing of knowledge
and experience and to try to agree a united approach to a common
problem.

The first International Round-Table was convened at the British Library
in London in December 2002, at which were present representatives of
major research libraries and leading microfilm producers. Conducted
under Chatham House Rules, its members were able to discuss openly the
situations in their own institutions and meeting produced a set of "St
Pancras Principles" for agreeing a way forward.

A second International Round-Table was convened in Washington at the
Library of Congress in March 2004. Members updated each other on
progress they had made in managing their acetate collections and/or
plans they were putting in place in response to the problems identified.
One of the actions of this meeting was that the British Library would
host an international conference the following Spring, in order to widen
the debate and to encourage discussion and collaboration. The conference
(CAMF) took place in May 2005, preceded by the third International
Round-Table.

The British Library has dedicated several pages on its Collection Care
web site to provide access to the papers and reports associated with the
Round-Tables and to the presentations and proceedings of the conference.
The proceedings of the fourth International Round-Table, which was
convened at Princeton University, New Jersey on May 5th 2006, will be
incorporated soon.

 The CAMF website, which will be maintained and updated by the British 
 Library, can be found at
http://www.bl.uk/about/collectioncare/acetate/camfintro.html

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