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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Core Activity on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)
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The IFLA Strategic Program for Preservation and Conservation (PAC) was officially created during the IFLA annual conference in Nairobi in 1984 to focus efforts on issues of preservation and initiate worldwide cooperation for the preservation of library materials, according to the following three main principles:
- preservation is essential to the survival and development of culture and scholarship
- international cooperation is essential
- each country must accept responsibility for the preservation of its own publications
The objective of IFLA PAC is to ensure that library and archive materials, published and unpublished, in all formats, will be preserved in accessible form for as long as possible.
IFLA PAC activities include:
- Raising awareness among library professionals, the public and the authorities, of the urgent need to preserve our endangered documentary heritage
- Publishing and translating preservation literature in order to make it accessible to a larger professional audience around the world
- Disseminating information through printed and online publications
- Organizing training courses, workshops, seminars, etc.
- Promoting research on best preservation practices
The Library of Congress is the IFLA PAC Regional Center for Canada and the U.S. .