Heritage Preservation, Inc., in collaboration with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, ALA, and others, is undertaking a large-scale survey to determine the condition of U.S. library, archive, museum, and historical society collections:
A new Heritage Health Index, aimed at measuring for the first time the condition of the nation\’s collections . . . is under preparation by Heritage Preservation Inc. A survey is being developed in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and with major funding from the Getty Grant Program. During the project\’s 15-month developmental stage, said Heritage spokeswoman Kristen Overbeck, the organization will convene focus groups, including representatives of organizations like the American Library Association, \”to determine what we want to measure and the best way to capture it.\” The actual evaluation, which could launch in late 2002 and measure collections every four years, lacks funding at this point. . .
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