%0 Journal Article
%T German Alliance for the Protection of the Written Heritage
%A Hermann Leskien
%J Liber Quarterly : The Journal of European Research Libraries
%D 2002
%I 
%X In March 2001, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in collaboration with the Bayerische Versicherungsbank (a corporate subsidiary of the well-known insurance company  Allianzˇ±) organized a congress on  Strategies of Preservation and Conservationˇ±. During the meeting it was proposed not to wait for comprehensive solutions offered by the governmental authorities responsible for the maintenance of libraries and archives, but to tackle the problem by initiatives started within the respective organizations. As early as in June, a steering committee of representatives from libraries and archives met to establish a study group called  Deutsche Allianz zum Schutz des schriftlichen Kulturgutsˇ± (German Alliance for the Protection of the Written Heritage). At present, the committee is about to define its status and functions, its main objectives and its organizational form, but there are some clear indications of future activities which will be analyzed below.
%U http://liber.library.uu.nl/index.php/lq/article/view/7702