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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: Amelia Parks
The Library of Congress is searching for its next Director for Preservation. Come learn about the position requirements at the Career Showcase webinar on December 3rd.
Posted in: Preservation
Posted by: Chloe Genter
Paper conservator Shuhan Suzuki describes a treatment conducted on three Japanese military documents and outlines the steps taken to stabilize them.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections
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: Amelia Parks
Jacob Nadal has been the Director for Preservation for the last seven years. As his time at the Library comes to a close, he sets down his thoughts about preservation and leadership and says a warm farewell.
Posted in: Preservation
Posted by: Bobbi Hinton
By teaching Joe, my cat, about archives and preservation, I teach myself the best ways to communicate for each project or outreach event I participate in. Joe serves as my test audience, and while he might not directly tell me if I need to expand upon or parse out a section, presenting to him helps me analyze it for myself.
Posted in: Collections Management, Collections Storage, Events & Outreach, Internships, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Bobbi Hinton
American Chemical Society SEED intern David Kim waded into unknown terrain during his summer internship in the Preservation Research and Testing Division with the research question - would it be possible to identify traditional Meso-American organic yellow colors, using only non-invasive analytical methods?
Posted in: Collections Care, Heritage Science, Internships, Preservation
Posted by: Chloe Genter
A wholly unique object acts as a snapshot in time. The object - an Explainette, and its accompanying film, LPs, and booklets featured a variety of different materials and challenges. It came to the Conservation Division for treatment and housing so that it could be regularly displayed for visitors in the future.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Storage, Conservation, Preservation
Posted by: Chloe Genter
John Bertonaschi is a Senior Rare Book Conservator for the Conservation Division. In this post, John will speak about how he and other Conservation staff made plans on how to get the Law Library manuscript entitled 'Decretum Gratiani' ready for a sympathetic binding.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections