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1. Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 February 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Meagen Smith Posted: Sunday December 28, 2025 6:27 PM Subject: Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 February 2026 Message: The Care of Collections Reading Group returns for 2026. Thank you to everyone who read and discussed last year's diverse collection of publications. The Care of Collections Reading Group explores and discusses open access articles covering preservation, collection care and collection wide conservation such as environmental monitoring, risk management, collection moves, etc. This activity provides an accountability partner for reading through the new or established research as a method of keeping our awareness high.** The group meets the first Tuesday, every two months for an hour of discussion 16.00 BST. All are welcome to attend –though if you haven't read the book/journal/article, you won't miss any spoilers: degradation, embrittlement, climate change! Sign up: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/55969a73-ecb0-4c20-b0df-ce7ceace3cbc/select **Seventh session: 3 February, 2026 via Zoom. A reminder with login details will be sent 1 week and 1 day ahead of the session. **Seventh session reading choices are: Wickens, J. D. J., & Gupta, A. (2024). Leveraging Systems Thinking to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Conservation. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 63(4), 259–276. doi 10.1080/01971360.2024.2348903 ------------------------- Moon-Schott, L., & King, T. (2025). Consulting Stakeholders as a Basis for Decision-Making. Journal of Paper Conservation, 26(3–4), 85–97. doi 10.1080/18680860.2025.2587591 -------------------------- Leijonhufvud, G., Karlström, A., & Broström, T. (2025). Sustainable Education for Sustainable Heritage: Managing the Tension Between Professional Practice and Critical Inquiry. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 64(1), 76–85. doi 10.1080/01971360.2024.2415792 ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ 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.
