The rewards of our work
This week we have been reflecting on our role as caretakers. The work we do with our hands in conservation ...
Craig Preservation Lab
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Why Environmental Conditions Matter for Library Collections
Indiana University’s library and archival collections are absolutely vital for the research, learning, and creative activity at the heart of ... -
Elvira Bates Friendship Album
One of my favorite parts of my job is interacting with aspects of history I never would have sought out ... -
A Glimpse into the Paper Lab
Hello Fair Blog Readers! My name is Natalie Guingrich and, as the newest addition to the Preservation Lab, I thought ... -
Bibliotoxicology
Greater awareness has risen recently concerning the phenomenon of “Poison Books”: that is, books containing pigments composed of heavy metals ... -
Famous People Fake-Out
One of the things that I love most about my work in Preservation is that sometimes when you open a ... -
Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover
If you are looking for a discussion about early rock and roll, I’m afraid you may be disappointed. On the ... -
A Post about Post-it Notes
This is a public service announcement for those of you who may have, at one time or another, used Post-it ... -
A (New) Librarian in the Lab
By Wendy Spacek Collection Management with a Preservation Perspective In the fall of 2018 I joined the Preservation Lab as ... -
Of Scrapbooks and Banners
Lately, there are more and more opportunities to attend virtual events, lectures, webinars and presentations on the subjects of preservation ...