Reports
These reports have been created by the Harvard University Library's Weissman Preservation Center and Harvard College Library's Preservation and Imaging Department primarily for members of the Harvard community interested in the theory and practice of the preservation of library and archival materials. Consult our Preservation Library for additional resources.
"Acetate
Film Deterioration: Diagnosis and Storage," Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library, 2007. 
"Bookish
fires: the legacy of fire in the Harvard libraries," Sarah K. Burke '05, Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library, 2010. 
"Chronology of Events in Library Preservation at Harvard," Sarah K. Burke '05, Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library, 2010. 
"Harvard Daguerreotypes, NHPRC-Sponsored Project: Brief Summary Report," Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library, 2003. 
"Measuring
Search Retrieval Accuracy of Uncorrected OCR: Findings from the Harvard-Radcliffe
Online Historical Reference Shelf Digitization Project," Library Digital Initiative Project Team, Harvard University Library, 2001. 
"NEH-Funded Brittle Books Microfilming: Cumulative Statistics of Harvard's Contributions," Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library, 2006. 
"Postcards: Navigating the Preservation Options," Jan Merrill-Oldham, 1995.
"Preliminary
Report of Investigation to Optimize Microfilm for Digitization," Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library,September, 2000. 