Mary Jo Zeter and Jeanne Drewes from Michigan State University presented an overview of the state of print repositories. The presenters provided a brief history of the move toward print repositories, outlined reasons for inclusion of print serials, and discussed the impact that electronic formats are having on print repositories. Ms. Zeter and Ms. Drewes discussed initiatives by the Center for Research Libraries and provided specific recommendations for the planning and development of a national repository system.

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A recent issue of Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture was devoted to preservation education and presented the conference papers from the 2011 University of Michigan “Symposium of Preservation Educators.” Paul Conway, the convener in the opening session, provided the key to the importance of the program: “In the cultural heritage sector of libraries, archives, and museums, the ongoing transition from analog to digital technologies as source, medium and technique has accelerated the pace of the knowledge required for one to be an effective preservationist, and it has complicated the transfer of knowledge from experts to students.”

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