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Apologies for cross posting The Preservation Assessment Survey has been widely used to provide evidence for funding applications, as a planning tool and to support collection management activities such as digitisation projects and collection moves. Do you have plans for similar activities? Or would you like to support existing preservation activities by providing statistical evidence of their value? The Preservation Assessment Survey can be successfully used for all these processes. There will be a PAS workshops to introduce the methodology on the 15th of June 2011; London, June 15th http://www.bl.uk/blpac/pasworkshop2.html There is an update about surveys currently underway in Scotland and the objectives of the co-operative project between the Preservation Advisory Centre, The Scottish Council on Archives and the National Archives of Scotland on our website. Featuring the experiences of those who have recently carried out surveys and an insight into some of their fascinating finds as a result of the process, this article illustrates some of the non-statistical rewards of surveying http://www.bl.uk/blpac/pdf/edinburgh.pdf. Julia Foster Preservation Advisory Centre The British Library 0207 412 7612 Please note I work part-time but am generally in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In my absence please contact John Webster ([log in to unmask]) Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BL_PAC Events: http://www.bl.uk/blpac/events.html Preserving historic photographs, 20 May, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/photographic.html Preservation assessment survey workshop, 15 June, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/pasworkshop2.html Dust, dirt and volunteers, 22 June, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/dust.html Understanding and caring for bookbindings, 19 July, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/bookbindings.html Preservation assessment survey workshop, 19 September, Exeter http://www.bl.uk/blpac/pasworkshopexeter.html Managing the library and archive environment, 5 October, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/environment.html Preserving historic photographs, 11 October, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/photographic2.html Damaged books: first practical steps, 18 October, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/damaged.html Introduction to preservation, 25 October, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/basics.html Preservation assessment survey workshop, 2 November, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/pasworkshop.html Understanding and preserving audio collections, 7 - 9 November, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/audio.html Writing and using a preservation policy, 17 November, Edinburgh http://www.bl.uk/blpac/policy.html Understanding and caring for bookbindings, 23 November, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/bookbindings2.html Digitisation practicalities, 12 December, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/digitise.html