How to set up a national preservation program Metamorfoze: an example Hans Jansen Project manager Metamorfoze Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library

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Hans Jansen

Project manager Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze


Table of content:

1. Principles and objectives 2. Program 3. Results 4. Next steps


World-wide document production (billions)

‘Collectie Nederland’100,000,000 vols.

Depository function35,000,000 vols

Foreign

1840-19502,500,000 vols

After 19502,700,000 vols

Before 1840400,000 vols

Manuscr.> M2. sheets

Books580,000 t.

Periodicals262,000 v.

Newspapers5000 m

DUTCH heritage5,500,000 vols

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland

I: COLLECTIONS II: MATERIALS

Literary collections

150

Culturalhistoricalcollections

130

Internationallyvaluable

collections23

A. Manuscripts- ego-documents

- literary-historical- business documents

B. Newspapers- national daily newspapers

- regional/local dailies- non-daily newspapers

C. Books

D. Periodicals

REVIEW

TWO FLOWS

Selection: the choices: 1. Dutch origin 2. Published/produced 1840-1950 3. One copy

Treatment: the choices: 1. Microfilming 2. Deacidification


Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland / Metamorfoze

Convincing the government: 1. Matter of national interest 2. Commit civil-servants 3. High investments 4. Lobby 5. Be competitive 6. Persevere



Convincing the government: 1. Matter of national interest 2. Commit civil-servants 3. High investments 4. Lobby 5. Be competitive 6. Persevere


Four programme components:

1. Literary collections (mss.) 2. Printed books (1870-1900) 3. Research 4. Newspapers


National Preservation Office:

1. Preservation consultancy 2. Initiate project proposals 3. Publicity 4. Microfilming facilities 5. Quality control




National Preservation Office: 1. Preservation consultancy 2. Initiate project proposals 3. Publicity 4. Microfilming facilities 5. Quality control






Four programme components:

1. Literary collections (mss.) 2. Printed books (1870-1900) 3. Research 4. Newspapers



60.000 60.000 titlestitles

Research: Cultural-historical collections Internationally valuable collections Periodicals Deacidification Pace of paper decay Digitization




Research: Cultural-historical collections Internationally valuable collections Periodicals Deacidification Pace of paper decay Digitization



Comparison of preservation costs

Preservation of the original Migration

SFr. SFr.

Open stacks (25 yrs) 35 Microfilm 100

Closed stacks (25 yrs) 12 Reprint + cl. st. 130

Closed st. + de-acid. (25 yrs) 35 Scan + index 416

Closed st. + de-acid + binding 35 Full text 3200

Open st. + paper-stabilisation 1000



Dutch material 1840-1950 (Mƒ)• Literary collections 154 collections 111• Cultural collections 161 collections 268• International valuable 10 collections 18• Manuscripts 1 million pages 10• Books 580.000 titles 62• Periodicals 262.000 vol. 34• Newspapers 5.500 titles 25

Total 528


All Dutch material up to now (Mƒ)• Literary collections 223 collections 162• Cultural collections 161 collections 268• International valuable 10 collections 18• Manuscripts 2 million pages 13• Special collections 400.000 titles 79• Books 1.256.000 titles 139• Periodicals 1.231.000 vol. 162• Newspapers 5.500 titles 24Total 865


Metamorfoze 2001-2004 ?: Literary, cultural and internationally

valuable collections Periodicals & newspapers Dutch book production Microfilming and de-acidification Digitization



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How to set up a national preservation program Metamorfoze: an example Hans Jansen Project manager Metamorfoze Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library