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Copying selected files onto an external hard drive. Photo credit: Amanda May

Portable and Complex – Preserving Born-Digital Data on Laptops

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The Kislak De-Installation Project

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What a CHARMing Collection!

Four portrait images depict the Jordan family, one man and three women, in sepia tones.

Treatment of Crayon Enlargements from the Nelson W. Jordan Family Papers

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Working at Scale: The Firehose of Data

Detail of ink and collage image of George Washington and thought bubble on browned paper.

A Good Challenge: Conserving and Matting a 1970s Caricature

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Intern Spotlight: Accessibility and Communication

Above, a line of writing heavily crossed out with thick, dark brown ink. Below, the same line with the obscuring marks lightened enough to read the underlying text.

The Secret (Past) Lives of Library Books

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New TOPS webinar: Paper-making in the 18th century Venetian Republic and the Hâcı Ahmed map