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The Amigos Imaging & Preservation Service (IPS) is a not-for-profit, grant-funded service that provides preservation information, support, and training to librarians and archivists in the southwestern United States, primarily the states of Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Established in 1991 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, IPS began by documenting the preservation needs of libraries and archives in the Southwest. Today, IPS provides information, disaster planning and recovery assistance, training, and site surveys. It develops state and local cooperative networks while serving as an advocate for preservation regionally and nationally.

Preservation Information
IPS staff provides assistance with preservation questions. Preservation staff can help answer your questions, send you information, or put you in touch with appropriate resources. Call IPS toll-free, send a fax, e-mail or letter. IPS maintains a lending library of videos and publications, as well as bibliographies, informational leaflets, and articles that can be sent to you at no charge.

Imaging & Preservation Resources
Imaging Nuggets
Preservation: A Selected Bibliography
Preservation Education Video Order form

Disaster Planning and Recovery
For immediate guidance in the event of an emergency, call the Amigos Imaging & Preservation Service (IPS) for information, referrals to local resources, and on-site assistance. Amigos offers assistance before, during, and after an emergency. IPS staff members are available to assist your institution with planning activities and recovery from damage caused by various emergency situations, including natural disasters.

Contact the Amigos Support Desk between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CST, 1-800-843-8482 (972-851-8000 in the Dallas area), ext. 2863 or . After business hours call 469-223-4900.

Disaster Plan Template for Libraries and Archives (.pdf document)

Training
IPS conducts preservation workshops and presentations held throughout the region on a variety of preservation topics. These workshops are also available "on-request" for a particular institution, organization, or region for a reasonable fee. Presentations on various preservation topics are also available upon request at minimal or no cost for an organization. IPS is a regular presenter at state library association conferences and library school programs throughout the region. Please see below for a listing of current workshops.

Site Survey Consultations
IPS consulting services conducts comprehensive site surveys that include analysis of building structure and environment, storage and exhibit areas, collection condition, and preservation management.

Workshops
A complete listing of related Imaging & Preservation Workshops.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.