Preservation Mission
Statement
... The First Step
Education begins at home and in this case "home" is your own
preservation department or unit. Every institution needs a
carefully articulated mission statement. The preparation and
approval of such a statement is a basic step toward the
development of a long-term program to preserve collections. A
preservation department simply cannot implement an effective user
awareness program if the staff is not clear of their
mission--this is crucial.
Goals and objectives must be understood to develop effective
policy-making strategies. A successful user awareness program
depends on well-defined goals and objectives that are
acknowledged and shared by the staff. Goals are
broad statements of intention. Objectives are
narrower statements that show how these intentions are to be
carried out.
Examples of preservation mission statements:
