Purpose and activities
The Centre aimed to create a strategic policy for preserving current library collections, and addressed issues arising as digital collections evolved. Its work was focused on practical results: * To assist cultural heritage agencies and organizations develop strategies for the preservation of cultural heritage assets in museums, libraries and archives, including the further development of the "Preservation Assessment Survey" (PAS) and training in the use of the PAS tools * To provide print and web-based information services for individuals and organizations, especially for collections throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. * To provide training in preservation management for individuals and organizations including relevant training in the following areas: introduction to preservation management; disaster management; environmental control and monitoring. The need for national entities like the Centre had been documented in surveys conducted by theSee also
*References
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