Papers from the Library of Congress symposium "To preserve and protect: the strategic stewardship of cultural resources." Originally published: To preserve and protect : the strategic stewardship of cultural resources. Washington : Library of Congress, 2002. Co-published simultaneously as Journal of library administration, v. 38, nos. 1/2 and 3/4, 2003.

Stewardship : the Janus factor / Nancy M. Cline -- Learning to blush : librarians and the embarrassment of experience / Werner Gundersheimer -- As strong as its weakest link : the human element / Laurie Sowd -- Developing a plan for collections security : the Library of Congress experience / Steven J. Herman -- Creating a culture of security in the University of Maryland libraries / Charles B. Lowry -- Building a national preservation program : National Endowment for the Humanities support for preservation / Jeffrey M. Field -- Safeguarding heritage assets : the Library of Congress planning framework for preservation / Doris A. Hamburg -- Taking care : an informed approach to library preservation / Jan Merrill-Oldham -- Picking up the pieces : the lengthy saga of a library theft / Jean W. Ashton -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation's art theft program / Lynne Chaffinch -- The silver lining : recovering from the shambles of a disaster / Camila A. Alire -- Funding for preservation : the strengths of our past / Nancy E. Gwinn -- Securing preservation funds : national and institutional requirements / Deanna B. Marcum -- Strategies for funding preservation and security / James G. Neal -- Measuring the effectiveness of preservation and security programs at the Library of Congress / Francis M. Ponti -- Measuring environmental quality in preservation / James M. Reilly -- Preservation, security, and digital content / Carl Fleischhauer -- The coming crisis in preserving our digital cultural heritage / Clifford A. Lynch -- Electronic information and digitization : preservation and security challenges / Maxwell L. Anderson -- Making the Library of Congress secure : innovation and collaboration / Kenneth E. Lopez -- What can we afford to lose? / Abby Smith -- National research libraries and protection of cultural resources / James F. Williams, II.