TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Application Cover Sheet

Budget Note

Budget Tables

1. Precis 1

2. Significance of the Materials and Need for Preservation and Access 2

3. A National Preservation Program for the History of Agriculture 7
 and Rural Life

 3.1 The Land Grant University Mission 8

 3.2 A National Preservation Plan for Agriculture 9

 3.3 Preserving State and Local Agriculture and Rural Life Literature 13

4. Plan of Work and Project Goals 15

 4.1 Project Goals and Objectives 16

 4.2 Project Administration 16

 4.2.1 Project Coordination 18
 4.2.2 Project Management 18
 4.2.3 Project Financial Administration 20
 4.2.4 Project Timetable 21

 4.3 Bibliographic Analysis and Selection for Preservation 24

 4.3.1 Defining the Scope of the Literature 25
 4.3.2 Compilation of the Bibliography for each State 26
 4.3.3 Scholarly Evaluation and Ranking 27
 4.3.4 Priority Selection for Preservation 28

 4.4 Procedures and Standards 29

 4.4.1 Searching and Identification 30
 4.4.2 Physical Preparation 30
 4.4.3 Bibliographic Control and Record Distribution 31
 4.4.4 Microfilming and Quality Assurance 31
 4.4.5 Access to Preserved Materials 32
 4.4.6 Storage of Master Negative Microfilms 32

5 Preservation Profiles and Project Staff 33

 5.1 Arizona and the University of Arizona 34