PRESERVATION WEEK |
Preservation WeekApril 22 | April 23 | April 24 | April 25 | Useful Links Celebrate Preservation Week April 21st-27th, with a series of free events hosted by Curation and Preservation Services at the MIT Libraries. Events are open to all, but some require registration due to limited seats.
Join us as we take a close-up look at how music materials are reformatted for preservation in the MIT Libraries. Music Librarian Peter Munstedt will highlight items in the current Maihaugen Gallery exhibition Noteworthy Connections: Music in the MIT Libraries, and Preservation Librarian Ann Marie Willer will provide an overview and examples of score and audio reformatting.April 23rd, 2013 This presentation offers basic guidance on the care and preservation of family photographs from nineteenth-century tintypes to contemporary color prints. The webinar addresses the fundamental physical and chemical properties of photographic print and negative materials, including albums and scrapbooks, and the causes and mechanisms of their deterioration. Strategies for preservation, such as proper handling, storage and display techniques, will be shared. April 24th, 2013 Increase your understanding of common digital files—digital photos, recordings, video, documents, and others—and learn what it takes to preserve them. Technology changes rapidly. If you don’t actively care for your digital possessions you may lose access to them as some technologies become obsolete. Learn about the nature of the problem and hear about some simple, practical tips and tools to help you preserve your digital stuff. Join us after the webinar for a collaborative Q+A with Kari Smith, Digital Archivist, Institute Archives and Special Collections at MIT Libraries. Kari will be on hand to discuss personal digital archiving and offer guidance for preservation of digital materials. April 25th, 2013
Presented by Shannon Taylor, MIT ’13 and Dr. Katherine Eremin, Patricia Cornwall Conservation Scientist at the Harvard Art Museums’ Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies Come gain insight into a unique and intriguing aspect of preservation: the interdisciplinary field of conservation science. In this session, MIT student Shannon Taylor will share her research on techniques for characterization of art and archeological objects, and Conservation Scientist Katherine Eremin will discuss the ways in which these analyses inform curatorial and conservation decisions.
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