[Consdistlist] Papers now available via website

The papers selected and presented at the IFLA Satellite meeting "Up Up and Away: High density storage for library materials" held at the Library of Congress August 10-11, 2016 are now available via the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section Website:

[Consdistlist] Establishing a Conservation Practice Online Course

Have you ever considered opening a private practice? Establishing a Conservation Practice is a four-week, online course designed to meet the needs of conservators who wish to own or manage a professional conservation business. In this course, participants will encounter readings, case studies,

[Consdistlist] Head of Preservation Strategies, University of Miami

Position: Head of Preservation Strategies University of Miami Libraries The University of Miami Libraries (www.library.miami.edu) rank among the top 50 research libraries in North America with a collection of 3.75 million volumes and 104,330 current serials

[Consdistlist] Director of Preservation at Northwestern University Library-Evanston, IL

Northwestern University Libraries Librarian Faculty Position Position: Marie A. Quinlan Director of Preservation Reports to: Associate University Librarian for Collections Strategies SUMMARY: Northwestern University Libraries seek an experienced, collaborative, and creative Director of

[Consdistlist] Fasciculing Workshop (Arthur Green)

Fasciculing, 20th May, 95 GBP The fascicule is a scrap-book style storage system devised for loose single-sheet items of dissimilar size, material and format. It is suitable for archival collections where letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, other ephemera and even small pamphlets can

[Consdistlist] Call for Nominations - U.K. Public sculpture conservation award

TIME SENSITIVE Please post: Call for Nominations – Marsh Award for Sculpture Conservation 2017 Nominations are now open for the 2017 Marsh Awards. If you know of an outstanding conservation project of a public sculpture or fountain completed in the UK since 2015 please consider nominating

[Consdistlist] NDSA Digital Preservation Staffing Survey - Response Requested

[Please excuse cross-posting.] Hello, Does your organization manage and preserve digital content? If so, the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) is interested in hearing from you! NDSA is conducting a survey of institutions with digital preservation responsibilities to gain insight

[Consdistlist] ICON Furniture Wooden Objects Group bi-annual Symposium 2017

ICON FURNITURE AND WOODEN OBJECT GROUP SYMPOSIUM2017 Registration is now open for the Icon Furniture and WoodenObjects Group’s Symposium, 2017. This event is subsidised by the Group, so tickets are offered at a discounted price: ICON members £30 Students £20 Non-Members £40

[Consdistlist] 1st International Museum Lighting Symposium, UCL, Sept 11th-12th 2017

Call for Abstracts: 1st International Museum Lighting Symposium, UCL,Sept 11th-12th 2017: A day and half of talks from academic and industry experts from around the globe. Lighting technology and science is a rapidly evolving field. Developments in colour and vision science, materials

[Consdistlist] Job posting at Binghamton University

Please post this job opportunity: Head of Preservation Senior Assistant Librarian Thank you!! Jean L. Green Head of Special Collections, Preservation & University Archives

[Consdistlist] Post-graduate Fellowship in Photography Conservation

The Amon Carter Museum is pleased to offer a two year advanced training fellowship in the conservation of photographic materials. The Museum houses over 45,000 photographic prints, making the institution one of the country's major repositories of American photography. The holdings span the