On Friday, March 8th, staff from each division of the Preservation Directorate were invited onstage at Washington, D.C.’s comic convention, Awesome Con, to speak about their work at the Library as part of the convention’s Science Fair. This is their story.
The following is a blog post written by Mo Mathers, a remote Fall 2022 Washington Center intern with the Preservation Directorate. Mo is in their final year at San Jose State University pursuing a master’s in library and Information Science with an emphasis on instructional design. The Preservation Directorate is a unique facet of the Library …
The Preservation Directorate is in the process of a web redesign and content project for the Preservation staff intranet and public internet sites. As the program and communications intern, Alanah Richardson has conducted informational interviews with staff from all four Preservation Divisions to assess priorities for the redesign. After conducting these interviews, a survey for Preservation’s professional societies was created, intended to gage audience reception of the Preservation website.
A guest blog post by Arnold Bhebhe, a 2021 HBCU Library Alliance intern with the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress. He is a rising sophomore at Alabama State University, pursuing a major in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Computer Science.
The following is a guest blog post by Darshai Hollie, 2021 HBCU Library Alliance intern with the Preservation Directorate's Conservation Division at the Library of Congress. She is a rising senior at Spelman College, pursuing a major in History and a minor in Cultural Studies.