GENERAL GUIDELINESConservation/Preservation Discretionary Guidelines • August 7th, 2020
Contract Type FiledAugust 7th, 2020Legislative Authority Education Law §273.7(c) in 1984, expanded in 1986 and revised in part O, Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2005. Purpose/Goal To encourage the proper care and accessibility of research materials in the State, to promote the use and development of guidelines and standards for conservation/preservation work, and to support the growth of local and cooperative preservation programs. To provide modest financial support for projects that contribute to the preservation of significant research materials in libraries, archives, historical societies, and other agencies within the State of New York, whether by improvingcollection storage environments, reformatting or treating collections or other preservation activities described in these guidelines. Eligible Applicants Agencies and libraries chartered by the Regents, not-for-profit libraries, archives, historical societies, and similar agencies within the State, and from consortia orcooperating groups of such agencies. See page 2,