Future Management Needs: In acknowledging the contributions that preservation has made to economic development and revitalization, it is important to understand the significant challenges that continue to confront the preservation community. - The NPS estimated in 1985 that no more than 9% of the U.S. land mass had been intensively inspected to identify historic standing structures, and approximately 3% had been surveyed for archaeological sites (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1986). - More historic areas than natural areas are under the management of the National Park Service, and in the face of federal deficit reduction measures, it is vital for the NPS to have rapid access to the information resources essential to cost effective and responsible management (Stipe and Lee, 1987). - It is estimated that approximately 60,000 projects are reviewed each year under Section 106 of NHPA (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1986). With increased inventory and survey activity, existing archival and curatorial methods are often unable to accommodate the influx of archaeological and architectural artifacts and resource materials. - As many as 95% of the buildings that will exist by the year 2000 have already been built, and the increased activity in rehabilitation has created an unfilled demand for tradesmen skilled in preservation practices (American Institute of Architects, 1986). - With more than 2000 community preservation ordinances in place in 1986 (vs fewer than 24 in 1966), and a concomitant rise in the number of state and federal government regulations concerning preservation, activities that affect preservation issues have acquired broader legal implications and are being scrutinized ever more carefully (Stipe and Lee, 1987). Meeting Management Needs (Current) Current Information Management Inadequacies Information Management Prerequisites Preservation Context: Multidimensional and Extensive Preservation Research