Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder to submit your proposals for the 2018 LCCDG session in Houston. Please consider sharing your thoughts and experiences with a receptive audience of your professional peers. We encourage you to contribute your voice to what we hope will be a relevant and lively forum for discussion. Your talk can be as short as 5-10 minutes! No big deal! The deadline for submissions has been extended until Monday November 6th. For details, please see the original call for proposals below. -Sonya
Sofia (Sonya) Barron Collections Conservator Parks Library Iowa State University of Science and Technology 701 Morrill Rd Ames IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-9116 The Library Collections Conservation Discussion Group (LCCDG) of the Book and Paper Group (BPG) is pleased to announce the 2018 session topic, MATTERS AT HAND: THE EVOLUTION OF PRIORITIZATION AND STAFFING IN LIBRARY CONSERVATION LABS. Conversations with BPG colleagues at the 2017 meeting in Chicago revealed a common interest in how library conservation practice is changing in the 21st century. Fellow conservators shared concerns about adapting to shifting institutional priorities for the types of materials treated, and about the challenges such changes present to traditional models of staffing and divisions of labor in library conservation labs. In preparation for the 2018 session, the LCCDG co-chairs seek individuals to present on the big picture implications and the specific issues surrounding these concerns. In a 5- to 10-minute presentation, prospective speakers are encouraged to explore the topic from multiple angles, including but not limited to: * The decline of traditional book repair in libraries and an increased emphasis on treatment of special collections and unique/rare materials. * Reconsidering the conventional division of work between conservators, technicians, interns, and student workers. * The Special, the General and Everything In-Between: How might treatments vary based on how materials are classified? Are we still grappling with these divisions? * What previously established practices, workflows, and models of staffing are no longer effective in your lab? What makes sense now? What does it look like going forward? Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and question-and-answer session with the audience. We are looking for a variety of perspectives and experiences, so if you are willing to be considered as a speaker, please contact us with a short description of your proposed talk by Monday, November 6, 2017. LCCDG Co-chairs Angela Andres, Assistant Conservator for Special Collections, University of Kansas [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sonya Barron, Collections Conservator, Iowa State University Library [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Jessamy Gloor, Paper Conservator, The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
