Sustaining Collections: Assessing the Physical Condition of the National Book Collection (Preservation Week 2022)Monday, April 25, 2022 at 2 p.m. (EDT)
Join us for a virtual presentation and conversation with
Dr. Fenella G. France, chief of the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress, as she discusses the Mellon-funded project,
Assessing the Physical Condition of the National Book Collection. The University of Miami Libraries is a partner on this project, sending volumes to the Library of Congress for visual assessment and physical testing. This timely conversation will provide new insights and data on sustaining collections into the future.
About the Presenter
Fenella G. France, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Chief of the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress
Dr. France is the principal investigator on a project to scientifically assess the condition of print materials in United States' research libraries and serves on the REALM (REopening Libraries, Archives, and Museums) Project's COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board.
Other projects Dr. France has worked on include the Star Spangled Banner Preservation Project, World Trade Center Artifacts, the Museum of High Altitude Archaeology in Chile, and the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. Read more »
About ALA Preservation Week 2022"Preservation in the Face of Climate Change"
Preservation Week is a national event maintained and managed by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (a division of the American Library Association (ALA)) with the goal of sharing information and resources about preservation with the community.
Celebrating the concept of climate resiliency, Preservation Week 2022 will highlight the effects of climate change on our shared cultural heritage materials. The papers, photographs, ephemera, and other materials held by both institutions and individuals can be integral to telling the story of the human impact on the environment. During Preservation Week, libraries, museums, institutions, and communities are urged to examine effects on collections and their keepers, as well as resiliency strategies.
Learn more about Preservation Week at the University of Miami Libraries »