Preservation Officer for Duke University Libraries, Winston Atkins, offers tips and suggestions for storing newspapers from the recent historical election and inauguration.
Tag Archives: preservation
Building the Broadside Digital Collection
We are currently digitizing our broadside collection. Before they go to the Digital Production Center, Conservation must prepare them by removing the old encapsulations and making sure they can be handled. There is additional information on this project over at the Digital Collections Blog.
Building the Broadsides Collection, Pt. 1
Building the Broadsides Collection, A large-scale digitization approach
Wow! This Job Sure Keeps Us Hopping
Preservation: Then and Now
The Preservation Department got its start in 2000. This exhibit looks at the development of the department from its beginning to our new space in Perkins Library. The exhibit includes a time line of important events in our history, images of digital projects and conservation treatments, as well as some artifacts that demonstrate what we do. Located in Perkins LL1, outside Room 023.
(Displayed April 2009 – January 2010)
Winston Atkins Shares Tips for Preserving Election Memorabilia
Winston Atkins, Preservation Officer for Duke University Libraries, offers tips and suggestions for storing newspapers from the recent historical election and inauguration. View details at the library’s YouTube site or read more from the Duke Office of News and Communications.
Duke Libraries Magazine Highlights Preservation
The latest issue of Duke Libraries Magazine has hit the virtual bookshelf with “Notes from the Underground.” The people of Preservation, Conservation and the Digital Production Center are highlighted along with some favorite projects.
Enjoy!