Release: June 14, 2001 The University of Iowa Libraries is pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy Ellen Kraft as Head of the Preservation Department at the University of Iowa Libraries. Kraft, who joined the UI Library staff on April 16, most recently served as preservation librarian at the State Historical Society of Iowa inContinue reading “UI Libraries Welcomes New Head of Preservation”
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PEM Climate Notebook Field Trial, March 2001
UIL Preservation department PEM Climate Notebook Field Trial Beginning this March the Preservation department will participate in the PEM Climate Notebook field trial. This project involves beta testing of a next generation of software for management of environmental data recorded in collection storage areas. Both the software and instrumentation have been produced at the ImageContinue reading “PEM Climate Notebook Field Trial, March 2001”
Heckman Bindery Tour
On October 25, 2000 four members of the University of Iowa Preservation Department took a trip to Heckman Bindery, inc. in North Manchester, Indiana. The purpose of the trip was to educate the preservation staff about the practices and procedures of a large library bindery. Paul Moeller, Anna Embree, Debra Miller and Susan Hansen tookContinue reading “Heckman Bindery Tour”
UI Libraries Names Conservator
Release: August 3, 1999 The University of Iowa Libraries is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Frost as Conservator at the University Libraries. Frost is one of the most respected conservators and conservation educators in the country. He has worked as a conservator at the Newberry Library in Chicago, in private practice in Chicago,Continue reading “UI Libraries Names Conservator”