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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