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Competitive Preservation Grants <br /> 2007 Grant Application <br /> 3. Describe the existing situation. (No more than 1 page) <br /> Consider the following items in developing the response: <br /> • What is the problem, need, or opportunity? <br /> • What steps have been taken to address the situation and why have they not <br /> been adequate? <br /> • If a collection is to be preserved: <br /> • Describe the collection, its size, significance and enduring value. <br /> • Why is it important to preserve this collection? <br /> • How is the collection at risk (see the criteria for evaluation in the <br /> guidelines)? <br /> • Describe the bibliographic control in place to assure wide access to the <br /> collection. <br /> • Are the materials available for public use? <br /> • What other resources were considered or used to address this problem, <br /> need or opportunity? <br /> ittfiftiOlt and Evaluation <br /> Thisqu2 n°s*O .0r =will. t : <br /> • 510:04S#405of '0,40.t tt*I _*tY, ' l ate <br /> ■ <br /> agnif1 noe€t f t* ,a 'tt ® , 4 , <br /> • T ej' ** ,.. ,-.,. -�� 1 k. .the �� %�1✓.} <br /> • MA' terl is arei all the > 00 4161*A °e; a 1i <br /> for ar �t'� <br /> • 0 1}, g ,y yea <br /> • G #rtc Its � ,5 1 Iii i r of if Is <br /> Everett Public Library was a recipient of a Preservation Needs Assessment grant in 2005. All <br /> aspects of storage and handling were monitored, and while original photographs, oral history <br /> tapes, manuscripts, journals and other archival materials have been stored archivally for many <br /> years, the library's maps are not. Chief among these rare originals in daily use are the Sanborn <br /> Maps, in two hard-copy versions. While the library keeps microfilm copies and encourages their <br /> use, the filming is in black and white, and referring to the originals happens frequently since the <br /> color provides needed information. <br /> These maps are one of our most used resources. Patrons access them daily, and they should be <br /> stored properly. The Preservation Needs Assessment listed these maps as one of our first <br /> preservation priorities. <br /> Black and white microfilm and digital copies of these maps exist in other collections, but color <br /> originals are rare. These maps are of significant value to Everett residents and property owners <br /> for searching house history and providing information on "existing use" situations with the local <br /> building department. Everett Public Library owns these maps, and the originals are not <br /> copyrighted material by the Sanborn Company. We would like now to preserve the originals and <br /> make color digital copies available for in-library and online use. <br /> of 16 <br />