5. Preservation Profiles


Texas Scholarly Review Panel

Dr. Horace R. Burke, Professor Emeritus of Entomology at Texas A&M University, College Station, is the
author of over 120 articles, book chapters, and reviews. He is a rare book collector and specializes in
books about entomology and agriculture. Dr. Burke currently serves on the Library Council and often
provides advice to the collection development and special collections librarians. He received his Ph.D. in
entomology from Texas A&M in 1959 and has been affiliated with the university since that time. He has
served as editor of Southwestern Entomology, as Chair of the Editorial Board for the Coleopterist's
Bulletin, and on the Editorial Board of
Environmental Entomology.

Dr. Raul G. Cuero received his M.Sc. in Plant Pathology from Ohio State University and his Ph.D. in
Microbiology from the University of Stratclyde, U.K. He currently is a Research Scientist at Prairie View
A&M University, Prairie View, Texas. His research interests include environmental microbiology,
agricultural microbiology, mycotoxins and biocontrol. Previously, he was a Professor at the Universidad
del Valle, Colombia. In 1994, he co-chaired the First Latin American Symposium on Environmental
Health. He has published more than 40 articles in refereed scientific journals. He has received numerous
research grants in various specialized areas of biotechnology.

Dr. Richard A. Frederiksen's research interests include international agriculture and sorghum pathology.
He received a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology and Plant Genetics from the University of Minnesota. Dr.
Frederiksen, a Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, joined the Texas A&M faculty in 1964.
He has published widely and has earned an international reputation for his work in applying host plant
resistance to the management and control of diseases. Dr. Frederiksen has served as Chair of the Library
Council for the Evans Library at Texas A&M; in addition he recently served on a committee appointed
by the University administration to make recommendations for the provision of electronic access to
information.

Dr. Freddie L. Richards is the Director for the Institute for International Agribusiness Studies at Prairie
View A&M University and is responsible for international programs throughout the university. He has
published a variety of works centering on teaching methods, technology transfer in agricultural
production, and international and third-world agriculture. Dr. Richards serves on a number of
committees focusing on international agricultural development, rural development, higher education in
agriculture for minorities, and the Texas Agriculture Finance Authority for the State of Texas. Dr.
Richards received his B.S. in Agriculture from Alabama A&M University, his Master of Education in
Agriculture from Tuskegee University, and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from Pennsylvania State
University.

Texas A&M University Project Budget

 monographs serials
Universe of volumes captured in the bibliography: 11,147
Number of volumes to be preserved: 2,352 575 1,733
Number of titles to be preserved: 708 575 133

Cost per volume NEH Cost Share Total
Indentification and selection completed in phase 1
Pre- and post-filming $ 6.88 $ 2.12 $ 9.00
Bibliographic control and record distribution 0 5.03 5.03
Microfilming, 3 generations, monograph 36.72 36.72
Microfilming, 3 generations, serial 56.97 56.97
Local inspection 2.81 2.81