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Swimming Upstream: Cooperatively Preserving Collections in the Northwest
September 21, 2000, University of Washington
FIRST STEPS*

• Create a regional preservation listserv (Gary Menges, UW)
• Report back to CLAMS and other professional associations represented at the meeting.
• Publicize regional educational opportunities, e.g.
• PORTALS Emergency Preparedness and Recovery, Nov.30-Dec.l, Portland
• Water, Water Everywhere, April 9, 2001, Seattle
• Explore preservation pre-conference at OLA/WLA in 2002 (Janet Webster).
• OCLC/WLN Pacific Northwest Service Center explore contracting with AMIGOS, SOLINET, and other RAP members to bring preservation workshops to the Pacific Northwest. (Karin Ford)
• State libraries to investigate use of LSTA money to fund preservation activities for libraries within their state
  (Gayle Palmer, Washington; Ernest Perez, Oregon; Kay Shelton, Alaska).
• Investigate a planning assessment of regional preservation needs, collection strengths, and endangered materials.
  (Steering Committee)
• Pre-Steering Committee to set up Steering Committee by January 1, 2001
  (Gudrun Aurand, Richard Engeman, Karin Ford, Normandy Helmer, Gary Menges, Mary Montgomery, John Popko, and Kay Shelton)

* Based on meeting flipchart and meeting notes from Paula Palmer and Ernest Perez