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Feb 23 2022

Work Day in the Life of John Martin Rare Book Room Curator Damien Ihrig

Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

A day in Damien’s work life at Hardin Library involves some or all of the following:

  • Email, email, email
  • A few meetings with local, state, or regional colleagues
  • Working with the collection to prepare items for conservation care, digitization, reshelving, shifting shelves, or updating database entries.
  • Class prep
  • Working with a donor interested in gifting books to the JMRBR or Hardin
  • Processing gift books
  • Research on a book or topic
  • Writing (usually for the JMRBR or Hardin newsletters)
  • Updating the JMRBR website
  • Project or exhibit prep
  • Professional development (usually a virtual webinar)
  • Working with a researcher interested in JMRBR materials
  • Consulting with a clinical researcher about their project
  • Working on a systematic or other review
  • A reference desk shift

Damien Ihrig, white man in front of bookcases of rare books
Damien Ihrig

 

Interested in visiting the John Martin Rare Book room for research or fun? In-person or Zoom appointments are available. Want to host a class here? Need help with your historical medical research? Contact Damien by email or phone (319-335-9154). 

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