The Los Angeles Preservation Network (LAPNet)
was established in January 1987 to meet some of the preservation needs
of librarians, archivists, conservators and records managers working in
Los Angeles city and county. Its affairs are managed by a Steering
Committee of ten to fifteen members drawn from libraries and other record
depositories in the Los Angeles area. The Committee hopes to involve
a wide range of interested professionals in the activities of the network
by inviting them to serve on subcommittees and task forces and to participatein
workshops and seminars. LAPNet aims to foster the development of
cooperative preservation programs among all the libraries in Los Angeles,
irrespective of size or type, and to serve as a forum of information exchange
between librarians and others concerned with preservation and conservation.
LAPNet was incorporated as a non-profit organization
in the state of California in January 1990. In May 1991, the Internal
Revenue Service recognized LAPNet as a non-profit organization under Section
509 (A)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
