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1. Job opportunity: Conservation Studio Manager (The British Library) 2. RE: historic brass/copper alloy book clasps 3. Call For Presentations: Icon Private Practice Group Symposium 2025 4. RE: Updated STiCH Carbon Calculator Launch Webinar - July 22nd 5. Preservation and Care of Photograph Albums Workshop 6. Calcium sulfate on/in brick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Caroline De Stefani Posted: Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:16 AM Subject: Job opportunity: Conservation Studio Manager (The British Library) Message: Conservation Studio Manager Location: St Pancras Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time (36 hours) Salary: £42,179 per annum About the role The British Library is looking for a Conservation Studio Manager to join our Conservation Department. As Conservation Studio Manager, you will oversee the key workstreams of our conservation studios and workshops at St Pancras. You will manage the bidding programme, track the progress of conservation projects, and work closely with the Head of Conservation to ensure timely delivery and compliance with budgets and KPIs. Your role will also include managing stock materials and equipment, maintaining a clean and safe studio environment in partnership with the Estates and Preventive teams, leading reviews of new techniques and treatments to improve conservation practices, directly managing team leaders to support smooth workflows and progress, supporting the learning and development needs of conservators and team leaders, and guiding the conservation teams through a major relocation as part of the St Pancras Transformed capital project. About us We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things. We have millions of books, and much more besides. Our London and Yorkshire sites hold collections ranging from newspapers and maps to sound recordings, patents, academic journals, as well as a copy of every UK domain website and blog. Our public spaces provide a place to research, to meet friends, to start up a new business or simply to get inspired by visiting our galleries and events. We work with partners and libraries across the UK and the world to make sure that as many people as possible have the chance to use and explore our collections, events, and expertise. And we're always open online, along with more and more of our digitised collection. What we can offer you A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade). Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3-month period. 25 days holiday. Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits page. We are able to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role. Closing date: 17/08/2025 Interview date: 28/08/2025, 03/09/2025 and 04/09/2025 How to apply: please follow this link Job Search <https://ce0752li.webitrent.com/ce0752li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=5071482BMD> ------------------------------ Dr Caroline De Stefani Head of Conservation The British Library T +44 (0) 20 7412 x 7738 [email protected] The British Library 96 Euston Road LONDON NW1 2DB www.bl.uk ------------------------------ 2.From: Lisa Behrens Posted: Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:56 AM Subject: RE: historic brass/copper alloy book clasps Message: Hi Stephanie, I can't tell you about a specific manufacturer, but there are craftspeople who make custom metal fittings for historic furniture. They should be able to help you to make anything if you provide them with a reference drawing or photo. Best of luck! Lisa ------------------------------ Lisa Behrens MA Archive Conservator State Archive of Upper Austria Linz Please note that I cannot respond to DMs. Public responses are great. For private exchange, send me an e-mail at [email protected] ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 07-07-2025 11:35 From: Stephanie Gibbs Subject: historic brass/copper alloy book clasps Hello, I am looking for a custom fabricator of book clasps and corner hardware, working in brass/copper alloys. They can be based either in the North America or Europe. I have a private conservation client who would like to integrate historically appropriate clasps and corners in a Renaissance book conservation project. Detail and quality of the metalworking is significantly more important than price point; all of the options that I have found have been more theatrical than historic. Any leads appreciated. Thank you, Stephanie [email protected] <[email protected]> 3.From: Isabella Rossi Posted: Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:27 PM Subject: Call For Presentations: Icon Private Practice Group Symposium 2025 Message: The Icon Private Practice Group (PPG) is pleased to announce its inaugural symposium will be held at The Belfrey Hall in York on the 6 October 2025. The first Icon PPG AGM will also be held at this event. Topics presented will be informed by the pre-symposium survey and explored on the day alongside talks by invited speakers, presentations by private practice colleagues, round table discussions and audience participation. The symposium will be both an in-person and online event. The pre-symposium survey <https://forms.gle/spBLSkMQrnXWBvUF9> is designed to gather information and opinions on how the private sector is faring in 2025, and results will be summarised and explored at the symposium through round-table discussion and audience participation. Anonymity of participants will be preserved. The PPG welcomes submission for presentations and lightning talks from conservators at any stage of their career who work within or have experience of the private sector. Submission Themes Presentations are suggested, but not limited to, the following themes: How the private sector has changed The future of private practice Reflections and anecdotes from private practice Educating the next generation of private practitioners Challenges of private practice Contributions private practice makes to the industry Case studies of treatments or projects Collaborations, either with fellow private practitioners or institutions Presenters are encouraged to attend in person. To assist with attendance costs, all in-person presenters will receive a travel stipend. How to Apply Email your submission using the templates found here <https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/call-for-presentations-icon-private-practice-group-symposium-2025.html> to [email protected] with the subject line 'PPG Symposium'. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 13 August 2025. Please forward widely to your colleagues and networks. We look forward to your submissions! ------------------------------ Isabella Rossi Social Media Officer Icon Private Practice Group ------------------------------ 4.From: Tiffani Emig Posted: Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:27 PM Subject: RE: Updated STiCH Carbon Calculator Launch Webinar - July 22nd Message: My apologies, it looks like the period was included in the hyperlink. If you had trouble accessing the registration, please use this link: https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/updated-stich-carbon-calculator-launch ------------------------------ Tiffani Emig Deputy Director American Institute for Conservation and Foundation for Advancement in Conservation Washington DC [email protected] ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 07-07-2025 11:36 From: Tiffani Emig Subject: Updated STiCH Carbon Calculator Launch Webinar - July 22nd Join project leads Sarah Nunberg, Matt Eckelman, Sarah Sutton, and Henry McGhie for a webinar on Wednesday, July 22nd from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET to explore the features of the newly updated STiCH Carbon Calculator and learn how you can use it to make data-driven decisions to reduce your carbon footprint. Register at https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/updated-stich-carbon-calculator-launch. <https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/updated-stich-carbon-calculator-launch.> ------------------------------ Tiffani Emig Deputy Director American Institute for Conservation and Foundation for Advancement in Conservation Washington DC [email protected] <[email protected]> ------------------------------ 5.From: Kristine Markle Posted: Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:29 PM Subject: Preservation and Care of Photograph Albums Workshop Message: The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) and the Collaborative Workshops in Photograph Conservation (CWPC) Advisory Committee are excited to announce the Preservation and Care of Photograph Albums <https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/preservation-and-care-of-photographic-albums> workshop taking place November 5-7, 2025, at Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT. The workshop will be led by Georgia Southworth and Catherine (Cat) E. Stephens. This three-day workshop will provide participants with an overview of the history, development, and care of photograph albums. Individuals will become acquainted with a variety of album structures, review common areas of deterioration, and discuss the conservation and preservation needs of photograph albums, accompanied by a variety of learning activities, group conversations, presentations, object viewings, and hands-on activities. Workshop applicants should have at least two years of experience in photograph, paper, and/or book conservation. Some experience with photograph conservation is preferred. Financial support is available for a few participants. Interested individuals must apply by August 1, 2025. Learn more about the workshop here: https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/preservation-and-care-of-photograph-albums <https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/preservation-and-care-of-photograph-albums> ------------------------------ Kristine Markle Washington DC ------------------------------ 6.From: Peter Wollenberg Posted: Tuesday July 8, 2025 7:39 PM Subject: Calcium sulfate on/in brick Message: I have run into an issue with INSOLUBLE calcium sulfate firmly attached to highly absorbent brick. Cleaning tests were done using an array of commonly available commercial cleaners 22 years ago. Almost none worked. Testing of a variety of poultices this year also failed to move any of the salts. They appear to be essentially non-destructive and maybe confined to the surface because they are insoluble. The pattern of staining is nearly unchanged from 22 years ago (the original sin happened in the 90s sometime). Has anyone had any experience with products that are effective at converting this salt into somethings more soluble and removeable? Yes, I have consulted the literature which appears bereft of solutions to INsoluble salts. Peter Wollenberg Wollenberg Building Conservation, LLC 314-645-4949 Fx: 645-4990 [email protected] You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to https://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
