5. Preservation Profiles


Economists, the Nebraska Economics and Business Association and the National Association of Colleges
and Teachers of Agriculture. His involvement in professional associations has included President and
Executive Committee Member of the Nebraska Economics and Business Association and Secretary-
Treasurer of the Western Agricultural Economics Association. His research interests include the
economics of soil and water conservation, the economics of natural resource quality, and the
environmental impacts on profitability of agriculture. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University
in the area of Agricultural Economics and has been on the faculty at the University of Nebraska -
Lincoln since 1966 and is a graduate faculty fellow.

University of Nebraska Project Budget

Nebraska is requesting funds to pay for one FTE Library Assistant II to assist in preparing materials for
filming, production of targets, borrowing materials for microfilming, perform post-filming quality
control checks, and clerical activities related to the project. Funds are also requested for preservation
microfilming and bibliographic control and record distribution. UNL will cost share indirect costs, the
time spent by the co-managers on the project, shipping costs for microfilming, and the cost of supplies.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln secured bids for producing preservation microfilm from
Micrographics, Inc. of Gainsville, Florida and Preservation Resources, Inc. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Preservation Resources, Inc. was the low bidder by approximately five cents per frame. The University of
Nebraska Lincoln has previously contracted with Preservation Resources, Inc.; the company is
experienced in preservation microfilming and follows AIIM/ANSI and RLG specifications.

University of Nebraska Project Budget

Universe of volumes captured in bibliography: 5,539
Number of volumes selected for preservation: 1,125
Number of titles selected for preservation: 739

Cost per volume $ 61.86

Total project cost $ 69,596

(See Appendix G for a complete itemization of Nebraska's project costs.)


5.10 TEXAS AND TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY


The Texas State Library and Texas Library Association formed a Task Force from 1988-91 to study the
preservation needs of institutions within the state. The group conducted a needs assessment survey
covering numerous issues, including preservation planning, management, and education. Plans for the
Texas State Library to provide a statewide preservation program have not yet materialized. Currently,
the State Library and Archives refer questions to the AMIGOS Preservation Service, the regional
preservation education and information provider for the Southwest. AMIGOS offers fee-based services
in the following areas: emergency preparedness and recovery, basic book repair, and guidelines for
maintaining a preservation environment using the services of preservation vendors.

Information on preservation is shared statewide through the programs and publications of the Texas
Library Association, and its Archives and Local History Round Table and among other TLA Committees.
Other associations and groups in Texas which focus on preservation include Texas' cultural institutions