The RRLC Preservation Committee serves as the regional forum for the collection, exchange, and dissemination of information and expertise in the conservation and/or preservation of library materials, the desired end to be education of committeee members and others as to preservation requirements, needs, and care. Membership is open to all librarians, conservationists, preservationists, historians, etc. in the Rochester region.

2002-2003 Series: Relief for Local History Caregivers
A series of workshops sponsored by the Rochester Regional Library Council with a grant from the New York State Library's Conservation Preservation Program.

• Care and Handling of Rare Books and Manuscripts
• Care of Rolled Documents: Blueprints, Maps, and Large Drawings (two sessions)
• Care of Magnetic Tapes
• Care of Photographs
• Basic Storage Solutions for Archival and Library Collections: The Importance of Environment, Storage Systems, and Housing Materials (two sessions)
• Disaster Preparation for Libraries and Local History Caregivers

Relief for Local History Caregivers Workshop Materials

Preservation Resources

• Image Permanence Institute (RIT)
• Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Park Service Conserve O Grams
• New York State Library Conservation/Preservation Program

Disaster Recovery Resources

• Disaster Assistance (Northeast Document Conservation Center)
• Disaster Preparedness and Response (Conservation Online)

General Preservation Information

• Conservation Online: The mother of all preservation sites. Information on disaster preparedness, environmental control, pest control, links to other resources, and other organizations and publications.
• Preservation and Conservation links to other preservation resources including information on digitization and vendor links from the Book Arts Web.

Preservation Publications Available Online

• Book Repair Manual
• Preservation of Library & Archival Materials: A Manual,Third Edition, Revised and Expanded (NEDCC)
• NEDCC Handbook for Digital Projects: A Management Tool for Preservation and Access
• NEDCC Technical Leaflets
• NEDCC Emergency Management Leaflets
• OCLC Digitization & Preservation Online Resource Center
• Three Basic Book Repair Procedures by Carole Dyal and Pete Merrill-Oldham.
  This pamphlet was the basis for a book repair demonstration hosted by the Library of Congress at ALA Annual in 1998.

Sources of funding for conservation and preservation projects:

• Lower Hudson Conference of Historical Agencies and Museums, Conservation Treatment Grant Program
• New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials
• The Museum Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) grants, administered by Heritage Preservation for IMLS