Academic libraries must support the research and teaching needs of the institution, and a good preservation program can provide services that help meet these needs, thus encouraging the institution to allocate additional funding for preservation. Possible preservation services include acting as an institutional resource for disaster responses (for example, responding to emergencies in non-library buildings) putting on institution-wide exhibitions, and staff training. Perhaps more than any other library unit, the preservation department has opportunities to serve and impress faculty and the public. If it succeeds, funds will follow. Preservation includes conservation that can be placed at the service of museums, historical societies, and private collections, and because most of conservation is based on traditional crafts, there is often an opportunity to conduct book binding classes and workshops for non-library staff.