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Features the report 'The Storage of Art on Paper: A Basic Guide for Institutions,' by Sherelyn Ogden and published by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science of the University of Illinois. Selection of storage enclosures; Availability; Price.

The article offers information on the Kathryn DeGraff Award for the Best History Department Undergraduate Methods Course Paper to be given by DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The award was named after Kathryn DeGraff to commemorate her 40-year career as the university's Head of Special Collections and Archives. According to James Korkar of the university's Department of History, the works of DeGraff student have to ability to function as professional historians with primary sources.

The article offers information on several topics related to library grants and acquisitions. It mentions that the University of Miami (UM) was given 2.4 million dollars donation by the Goizueta Foundation to support a plan that will enhance the Otto G. Richter Library's Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC). The Newberry Library has received grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to catalog French pamphlets from its collections including French Revolution Collection. The Columbia University Libraries has acquired the papers and library of Edward W. Said, a popular author, educator, and public intellectual.

The article announces a Newberry Library project concerning the archives of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q), the acquisition of the Stuart Wright collection, and a partnership between the Susan G. Komen for the cure and Southern Methodist University.

This article highlights "School for Scanning: Building Good Digital Collections," a three-day conference on the latest information about and best practices for, converting paper-based collections into digital assets. The conference is initiated by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and will be held on June 2 to 4, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois.