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 ... November 13, 2024
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 ... September 25, 2024
Elvira Bates Friendship Album One of my favorite parts of my job is interacting with aspects of history I never would have sought out ... March 21, 2024
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 ... January 12, 2024
Bibliotoxicology Greater awareness has risen recently concerning the phenomenon of “Poison Books”: that is, books containing pigments composed of heavy metals ... July 25, 2023
Famous People Fake-Out One of the things that I love most about my work in Preservation is that sometimes when you open a ... April 13, 2023
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 ... November 7, 2022
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 ... May 27, 2022
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 ... July 23, 2021
Of Scrapbooks and Banners Lately, there are more and more opportunities to attend virtual events, lectures, webinars and presentations on the subjects of preservation ... August 25, 2020