The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking
participants for a working group to revise the standard Permanence of Paper
for Publications and Documents in Libraries and Archives (ANSI/NISO
Z39.48-1992 (R2009)). This standard establishes criteria for coated and
uncoated paper that will last several hundred years without significant
deterioration under normal use and storage conditions in libraries and
archives. It identifies the specific properties of such paper and specifies
the tests required to demonstrate these properties.

"Since it was first issued in 1984, the Paper Permanence standard has been
widely used to ensure that paper documents needed for archival or long-term
retention were produced on paper that will last for hundreds of years or
longer," states Betty Landesman, Head of Technical Services and Content
Management at University of Baltimore, Langsdale Library, and Co-Chair of
the NISO Content and Collection Development Topic Committee that has
responsibility for this standard. "The paper permanence symbol defined by
this standard is well-recognized as an indicator of compliance."

"In conducting the five year periodic review of this standard, last revised
in 1992, it was determined that it should be updated to reflect changes in
paper technology and testing," explains Marti Heyman, Executive Director,
Metadata Standards and Services at Cengage Learning and Co-Chair of the NISO
Content and Collection Development Topic Committee. "Specifically, the
convened working group will be asked to look at issues of lignin, recycled
content, and fillers; investigate further testing of how lingin affects
permanence; and investigate methods to reveal compliance."

"For the revision working group, we are seeking individuals with experience
in paper preservation needs; paper composition, fiber, and stability; and/or
paper analysis and test methods," said Nettie Lagace, NISO Associate
Director for Programs. "We are interested in having individuals from both
the user community and paper producers."

Anyone interested in participating should contact NISO using the online
contact form (www.niso.org/contact/) and indicate your areas of related
knowledge or expertise. The current version of the Paper Permanence standard
can be downloaded from the NISO website at: http://bit.ly/1De8vYP.

 

Nettie Lagace
NISO Associate Director for Programs
301-654-2512
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