Cooperative Agreement P25AC00501

TO SUPPORT COORDINATED COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND USABLE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS AS WILL PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES CONTAINED IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS.THIS TASK AGREEMENT WILL IMPROVE DISCOVERABILITY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN RUINS STABILIZATION AND OTHER ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS OF THE WESTERN ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CONSERVATION CENTER, FACILITATING THEIR USE BY PARK STAFF AND RESEARCHERS. COOPERATORS WILL COMPLETE FINAL PROCESSING AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION OF APPROXIMATELY 57 LINEAR FEET (ABOUT 80,000 ITEMS) OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL IN CATALOG RECORDS TO PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THESE DOCUMENTS. FINDING AIDS ARE THEN UPDATED OR CREATED TO ENHANCE ACCESS BY USERS. LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF THESE COLLECTIONS WILL BE IMPROVED BY MIGRATING DETERIORATING BAG LABELS TO PRINTED VERSIONS AND RE-BOXING 40 LINEAR FEET OF MATERIAL (64,000 ITEMS) INTO ACID-FREE CONTAINERS AND FOLDERS AND APPLYING STORAGE LABELS.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC).