Webinar: Preservation Steward Collection Inventories: Requirements and Guidance

  • Last Updated: July 10, 2025
  • Published: July 10, 2025
Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (ET) 

Recording and closed captioning are available. 
All webinars are free of charge.

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Preservation Steward Collection Inventories: Requirements and Guidance." 

Speakers:

  • Abby McDermott, Collection Management Librarian, U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)
  • David Walls, Preservation Librarian, GPO

Description: 

This webinar will provide both existing and potential Preservation Steward partners with an overview of the item-level collection inventories required to document these print collections. During the webinar, we will cover inventory requirements, review the timeframe aspect of these partnership collections, and provide guidance and “tips and tricks” for extracting metadata from a partner library’s integrated library system (ILS).

Learning Outcomes:

  • The difference between “current,” “historic,” and “current and historic” Preservation Steward collections
  • Metadata required for item-level Preservation Steward inventories
  • How to assess condition for Preservation Steward collection items (Fine/Good/Fair/Poor)
  • The process for compiling and submitting historic vs. current timeframe Preservation Steward inventories to GPO

Registration confirmation information:

Upon registering, a confirmation email from [email protected] will be sent with instructions for joining the webinar. To ensure delivery of that email, configure your junk mail or spam filter(s) to permit messages from that address. GPO staff will also email your access information the day before the webinar. If you do not receive your login information, please contact us through askGPO.

Prior to the webinar:

For those participating via a desktop or laptop computer (preferred method), a WebEx plug-in must be installed (one-time only). Download instructions. Some features will not be available for users participating with a tablet or smartphone. Devices need to have a WebEx app installed from the device’s app store, which may take time. After installation, the app will ask for you to Allow or Deny permissions.