We are delighted to welcome our sixth HBCU Library Alliance intern, Angela Nettles, to Duke Libraries. Angela is a rising senior at Bennett College where she is studying Africana Women’s Studies. She is also one of eight students studying preservation this summer through the University of Delware/HBCU-LA internship program. As a part of the program, … Continue reading Welcome to Our New Intern Angela Nettles
We would like to welcome Justus Jenkins, our summer HBCU Library Alliance intern. Justus is a student at Claflin University. He is one of eight students studying preservation this summer through the University of Delaware/HBCU-LA internship program. This year the program is again being presented online due to COVID-19 restrictions. Interns will be meeting together … Continue reading Welcome to Our New Intern Justus Jenkins
One of the silver linings of business travel being suspended for the foreseeable future is that so many conferences have gone virtual this year. This has provided a number of opportunities to experience the meetings of professional groups outside my usual repertoire. This week I’ve been really enjoying the International Mountmakers Forum. The organization has … Continue reading 7th International Mountmakers Forum
Welcome Amarah Ennis, our summer HBCU Library Alliance intern. Amarah is a student at Hampton University where she is studying journalism. She is one of eight students studying preservation this summer through the University of Delaware/HBCU-LA internship program. This year the program moved online due to COVID-19. The site supervisors all agreed to host one … Continue reading Welcome to Our New Intern Amarah!
It’s been a really busy two weeks for Garrette. Her last day is next Friday, so we are trying to finish up projects and fit in any last minute training that we can. Garrette has been working with the TRLN Disaster Interest Group team leads to research shared disaster recovery agreements, updated our training presentation, … Continue reading Intern Update: Getting It Done
As you recall, our intern’s first few days were a little hectic. Since our last post Garrette has learned how to repair manuscript materials for digitization, learned how to humidify and flatten architectural drawings, and continues to refine her boxing skills. This week Garrette helped re-install the two Audubon double elephant folios in the exhibits … Continue reading Intern Update: Doing All The Things
Our new intern, Garrette Lewis-Thomas, has arrived and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Garrette is our second HBCU Library Alliance conservation intern. Like last year, she will spend eight weeks with us learning everything from minor repairs to making heat set tissue to preparing materials for digitization. Garrette is a student at Fisk University where … Continue reading Welcome to Our New Intern: Garrette Lewis-Thomas
We collectively realized yesterday that we are close to hitting the half-way point of our first HBCU Library Alliance Summer Internship. How did that happen so quickly? I guess time flies when you are having fun! In the last few weeks, we have continued introducing our intern, Phebe, to common materials and repair techniques that we use to … Continue reading Internship Update
This week the Conservation Services Department was joined by our first ever HBCU Library Alliance Summer intern, Phebe Pankey! Duke is one of five library conservation labs participating in this program to host an eight-week internship in preservation and conservation this summer. Phebe is a junior at Winston Salem State University and has been involved … Continue reading Welcome To Our New Intern: Phebe Pankey
Applications due February 19, 2018 For more information please visit: http://hbculibraries.org/students.html HBCU undergraduate students interested in the humanities, arts, and sciences will have the opportunity to learn and practice hands-on library preservation skills during this full-time, eight week internship under the mentorship of professional conservators and library staff at a host site. Successful internship candidates will … Continue reading HBCU Library Alliance Summer 2018 Library Preservation/Conservation Internship Program
