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Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
Technician Regina Young took a chance applying for a short-term assignment that led to permanent career change.
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
The 2024 National Book Festival was a resounding success, and the Preservation staff that were part of it share their experiences.
Posted in: Collections Care, Events & Outreach, Heritage Science, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
Preservation staff stepped out of the shadows and into the brights lights of Live! at the Library ahead of Preservation Week 2024.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Events & Outreach, Preservation, Preservation Week, Reformatting, Tangible Media, Tools of the Trade
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
A Binding Technician takes note of items from the public record finding a place on the Library’s shelves.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Management, Preservation, Tangible Media
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
The Preservation Services Division came to the rescue as newspapers from Africa needed a brief holdover on their seven-thousand-mile journey to become part of the Library of Congress’ collection.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Management, Collections Storage, Offsite Storage, Preservation, Reformatting, Tangible Media
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
Government offices rely on consistent output from their technology, and sometimes those devices operate long past their expected retirement. One technician reflects as he replaces a printer used for nearly thirteen years.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Preservation Week, Tangible Media
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
A series of panoramic photos of the stages of book preservation at the Processing and Preparation Section.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Storage, Preservation, Reformatting, Tools of the Trade
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
A Preservation technician talks about his time as part of the Space and Emergency Management Survey, aka the Stacks Survey, of the Library’s ever growing collection. Sometimes spending time away from your desk can help remind you of how important your job can be.
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Collections Storage, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
Though the binding staff at the Library no longer binds items on site, they do conduct a thorough review of each item once it returns from the commercial bindery. This peer-review system provides complete accountability and quality assurance for over 2,000 items each week.
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Preservation, Reformatting, Tangible Media, Tools of the Trade