TY - JOUR AB - Describes the development and testing of a standard assessment method for the preservation needs of paper‐based and photographic materials (including microforms) in libraries, which will facilitate an assessment of national preservation needs and priorities. After outlining how the research was carried out, it briefly describes the assessment method which was finally developed; explains why a sample‐based approach was adopted and how libraries should choose their samples; discusses the core preservation management issues identified during the earlier part of the research and shows how a set of questions relating to these issues was developed for inclusion in the method. VL - 20 IS - 1 SN - 0143-5124 DO - 10.1108/01435129910248650 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129910248650 AU - Eden Paul AU - Bell Nancy AU - Dungworth Naomi AU - Matthews Graham PY - 1999 Y1 - 1999/01/01 TI - Developing a method for assessing preservation needs in libraries T2 - Library Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 27 EP - 34 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -