The Commission on Preservation & Access: Annual Report, July 1, 1993-June 30, 1994.

The Commission on Preservation and Access was established in 1986 to foster, develop, and support collaboration among libraries and allied organizations in order to insure the preservation of the published and documentary record in all formats and provide enhanced access to scholarly information. This annual report describes the following activities: (1) organization of the Commission, support, and a list of the 1993-94 initiatives; (2) the International Program; (3) the Brittle Books Program operated in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to preserve the intellectual content of crumbling books; (4) technology assessment; (5) scholarly advisory committees concerned with providing advice on specific fields of scholarship; (6) communication to promote the preservation and access agenda; and (7) institutional and education initiatives. A special report, "Preservation Science Research," is included. Lists of the Commission's publications, committees and task forces, Board of Directors, and staff are appended together with the organization's financial statements. (JLB)