Preservation and Collection Management (PCM) Section

General Information:

• Acid-Free Paper for Biomedical literature Fact Sheet
• Journal Donation System  
• Microfilm Sales Program Fact Sheet
• NLM Preservation Policy
• Preservation and Collection Management Fact Sheet
• Selection Criteria for Digital Reformatting

Organization/Contact List

Program Management: Margaret Byrnes (Head)

Phone: (301)435-7110

E-mail: byrnesm@mail.nlm.nih.gov

Borrowing/Replacements: Sunnie Kim

Phone: (301)496-0177

E-mail: kims@mail.nlm.nih.gov

Collection Management, Book Repair, Binding: Mary Kate Dugan

Phone: (301)435-7113

E-mail: duganm@mail.nlm.nih.gov

Digital Reformatting, Vault Management,

Microfilm Sales, Disaster Recovery: Walter Cybulski

Phone: (301)496-2690

E-mail: cybulskw@mail.nlm.nih.gov

Journal Donation Program: Karen Sinkule
          Phone: (301)435-7117
          E-mail: sinkulek@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Serials Inventory, Preservation of Audiovisuals:Karen Sinkule
          Phone: (301)435-7117
          E-mail: sinkulek@mail.nlm.nih.gov

Statements of Work from Awarded Contracts

The Preservation and Collection Management Section manages contracts for the following activities:

Audiovisual Duplication
Binding preparation
Library Binding
Production of Service Copy Microfilm
Off-site Storage for Audiovisual/Microfilm Holdings
Serials Inventory
Shelving the collection

The statements of work in NLM contracts are detailed descriptions of the tasks to be performed. Preservation and collection management staff in other libraries may find them to be helpful when drafting their own procedures or contract specifications.

NLM Preservation Awareness Materials

• Going...Going...Gone Poster

Last reviewed: 01 March 2010
Last updated: 01 March 2010
First published: 01 October 1986
Metadata| Permanence level: Permanence Not Guaranteed