Document Type

Presentation

Location

Room 406 - Conaton Learning Commons

Start Date

22-5-2017 10:50 AM

End Date

22-5-2017 11:40 AM

Description

  • Ashleigh Ferguson-Schieszer, Book and Paper Conservator, Lab Manager, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
  • Jessica Ebert, Conservation Technician, University of Cincinnati Libraries

The Preservation Lab is a hybrid collaborative lab that serves both the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (PLCH) and University of Cincinnati Libraries (UCL) to preserve general circulating collections and special collection materials.

Born out of the two institutions’ strong emphasis on providing access through digital collections and online exhibits, and an interest in highlighting the stewardship of library special collections, conservation treatment reports and associated photographic documentation are accessible through the University of Cincinnati’s Digital Resource Commons (DRC) as a digital collection.

The digital collection is a record of the Preservation Lab’s conservation treatments of special collections items held either by UCL or PLCH. The DRC provides secure digital storage of conservation documentation and a pan-and-zoom viewer for high-resolution photographs. Bibliographers, conservation researchers, and librarians now have access to a panoply of detailed bibliographic information.

This presentation will focus on the Lab’s workflow of creating and storing treatment documentation utilizing collaborative practices while striving to meet preservation and conservation standards.

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May 22nd, 10:50 AM May 22nd, 11:40 AM

Exploring Public Access: Conservation Treatment Documentation as an Online Digital Collection

Room 406 - Conaton Learning Commons

  • Ashleigh Ferguson-Schieszer, Book and Paper Conservator, Lab Manager, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
  • Jessica Ebert, Conservation Technician, University of Cincinnati Libraries

The Preservation Lab is a hybrid collaborative lab that serves both the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (PLCH) and University of Cincinnati Libraries (UCL) to preserve general circulating collections and special collection materials.

Born out of the two institutions’ strong emphasis on providing access through digital collections and online exhibits, and an interest in highlighting the stewardship of library special collections, conservation treatment reports and associated photographic documentation are accessible through the University of Cincinnati’s Digital Resource Commons (DRC) as a digital collection.

The digital collection is a record of the Preservation Lab’s conservation treatments of special collections items held either by UCL or PLCH. The DRC provides secure digital storage of conservation documentation and a pan-and-zoom viewer for high-resolution photographs. Bibliographers, conservation researchers, and librarians now have access to a panoply of detailed bibliographic information.

This presentation will focus on the Lab’s workflow of creating and storing treatment documentation utilizing collaborative practices while striving to meet preservation and conservation standards.

 

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