The Library Collections Conservation Discussion Group (LCCDG) of the American Institute for Conservation's <https://www.culturalheritage.org/home> Book and Paper Group <https://www.culturalheritage.org/membership/groups-and-networks/book-and-paper-group> (BPG) is pleased to announce the 2020 AIC Annual Meeting session topic, When Damage Has Meaning. Signs of use or damage on library materials (books, works on paper, audiovisual material) may provide researchers with vital clues about an object's history and the process of its creation. When these signs are erased or obscured in conservation treatment, significant information can be lost. How do conservators, curators, and collection managers collaborate to balance the sometimes competing priorities of usability and long-term preservation with this material evidence? What role do conservators play in interpreting these potentially meaningful signs of use or damage--and in teaching colleagues, researchers, and students to do the same?
We're seeking library professionals to discuss the big picture implications and the specific issues within this theme. In a 5- to 10-minute presentation, prospective speakers are encouraged to explore the topic from multiple angles, including but not limited to the examples below. We also welcome submissions from other library professionals such as curators, bibliographers or other collections managers. Case studies of collaborations between conservators and other library professionals to balance usability or long-term preservation with material evidence. Case studies with physical or material elements that may look like damage but convey significant information about the object's history or manufacture, e.g. the slits made in letter-locking or the offset from neighboring pages. To what extent can we address these considerations when working with larger collections? The role that conservators play in interpreting these potentially meaningful signs of use or damage--and in teaching colleagues, researchers, and students to do the same. The role of conservation documentation in recording the history of creation, use and damage. 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. Please send us a short description of your proposed talk by Monday, November 4th, 2019. Many thanks to Elizabeth Ryan for suggesting this topic, and for your consideration! LCCDG Co-chairs Lauren Telepak, [email protected] <[email protected]> Jessamy Gloor, [email protected] <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Lauren Telepak Senior Collections Conservator Harvard Library, Collections Care Cambridge MA ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://community.culturalheritage.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=481&SenderKey=2dc2916e-a10b-4455-95cc-2d71197d4864&MID=8931&MDATE=756%253e46545%253d&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e Reply to Discussion : https://community.culturalheritage.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=481&MID=8931&MDATE=756%253e46545%253d&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=756%253e46545%253d&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
