Finding the Right Leaf Using Decision Tree Analysis to Ensure a Rich, Lush, and Successful...

Finding the Right LeafUsing Decision Tree Analysis to Ensure a Rich, Lush, and Successful Preservation Strategy

Background Information

Legislative Library began as a single entity in 1862.

- Publishing began in Canada in 1752 in Halifax

- Prior to 1862, the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council both had small libraries – less than 500 volumes total

- Many MLAs donated materials

- Materials to support the House came from Great Britain, Massachusetts, and Virginia

As a result, the Legislative Library has a lot of material of historical significance requiring preservation.

Inventory the trees in the forest?

Need to know the collection. We are currently moving some of our collection to a new

building. We have discovered a number of uncatalogued “treasures” that require preservation treatment.

Specific Collections

Old Novascotiana (Pre 1910)

Rare Books

Old Periodicals

Old Legislative / Government Materials

Novascotiana (Post 1910)

Record Rotten or Near Rotten Trees

Mandate?

Anyone else preserving?

Money Required?

Last copy?

Assess forMend/Preserve

Budget?

Keep in queue

The Money Tree

The Treatment Tree

Old Novascotian

a or Rare

Suitable for De-acidification

Send to Preservation Technologies

Update Record

Is material reparable

Reparable in house Mend

Send for Repair

Is it the last print

copy?

Now we do nothing

DigitizeDigitize

using future overhead cameras

Materials sent out for repair

Check out materials to vendor. If there is no barcode on the material, assign one.

Create a list of materials checked out to Preservation Technologies or other vendor

On return, review materials and update all materials that were treated using batch update.

Add internal note using batch update on item record with treatment date and treatment received

Return materials in the system

Record Treatment

Correcting Past Wrongs

Sometimes treatment involves simply remedying the past.

Book Repair/Preservation Examples

Book Repair/Preservation

Finding the Right Leaf Using Decision Tree Analysis to Ensure a Rich, Lush, and Successful...

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