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Posted by: Beatriz Haspo
This blog describes the successful space management system used by the Library of Congress for collections stored offsite, known as planograph.
Posted in: Collections Management, Collections Storage, Offsite Storage
Posted by: Beatriz Haspo
This blog will highlight some of the “spooky” secrets behind the history and construction of pop-up books just in time for Halloween.
Posted in: Collections Management, Halloween, Internships, Miniatures
Posted by: Beatriz Haspo
The Library of Congress struggles with storage space like any other institution. This blog will highlight the Preservation Directorate’s efforts to create an integrated approach to collection needs assessment and space management for its vast collection.
Posted in: Collections Management, Collections Storage
Posted by: Aaron D. Chaletzky
This is a joint post by Aaron Chaletzky and Gabrielle Alongi. This past June, the Preservation Services Division (PSD) took on a new Preservation Intern: Gabrielle Alongi. Gabrielle is currently enrolled in the Information Sciences program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She comes to PSD with an interest in digital library and management work, …
Posted in: Born Digital, Collections Care, Collections Management, Conservation, Internships, Preservation, Reformatting, Tangible Media, Uncategorized
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
The staff of the Processing and Preparation Section have a high standard for the bound items that leave their doors. As part of that pursuit of perfection, they pick up on certain bits of language, both foreign and computer programming. This is the first post of a series on that pursuit.
Posted in: Collections Management, Preservation, Tools of the Trade
Posted by: Beatriz Haspo
This blog details how investigating and correcting bibliographic problems is a key activity in collections management and preservation.
Posted in: Collections Management
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
How exactly does the coolest stuff in the world make its way from hundreds of countries all over the world into the hands of patrons of the largest library in the world? 2023 Junior Fellow Kathleen Senn describes her experience working in the Preservation Services Division on Inventory Review Protocols for International Collection Materials.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Management, Internships, Preservation, Tools of the Trade
Posted by: Bobbi Hinton
Join us, at The Library of Congress or virtually, as we discuss “Assessing the Physical Condition of the National Collection (ANC)”. This Andrew W. Mellon funded project has collected data from over 2500 volumes to compare the physical, chemical and optical characteristics of 500 “identical” books from five large research libraries in distinct regions of …
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Events & Outreach, Heritage Science, Preservation
Posted by: Beatriz Haspo
Findings of our summer intern researching miniature books in languages other than English
Posted in: Collections Management, Internships, Miniatures