April 28 to May 2 marks the start of Preservation Week at UBC Library. Created by the American Library Association (ALA) in 2010, Preservation Week aims to highlight what we can do – individually and together – to preserve our personal and shared collections.
The theme of this years week is “Pass it on,” which emphasizes that all collections, from family heirlooms to library books, need a little love and care to keep them preserved for future generations. As part of Preservation Week, the Library is asking UBC community members to submit stories about their personal collections – family heirlooms, treasured antiques, old photographs and books. What do your collections mean to you?
The Library is also holding a series of events to highlight common issues and questions in preservation. The events range from a webinar on preserving scrapbooks to a talk on various digitization methods at the Library. The full schedule is listed below. The events, which are free and open to the public, are held in the Lillooet Room, Level 3, of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, unless otherwise specified.
For more information on the events contact Library Communications.
| April 14 to May 3 | Personal Histories are Community Histories
We all have objects or items in our personal collections — from pictures of grandparents to heirlooms and jewelry. What do your collections mean to you? Share your stories with us and win a $25 gift card to the UBC bookstore! Submit your stories until May 3 at library.communications@ubc.ca. Submissions should be no longer than 150 words and include a photo if possible. |
| April 2811:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | The Digitization Centre at UBC Library: Various devices used to digitize materials (first hour). Presented by Robert Stibravy, Digital Projects Librarian at UBC Library. PPT Slides
UBC Library’s Digital Preservation Strategy (second hour). Presented by Bronwen Sprout, Digital Initiatives Coordinator at UBC Library and Sarah Romkey, UBC Library Archivist. PPT Slides |
| April 2911:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Webinar: Preserving Family Archives
Presented by Karen Brown, Conservator at SUNY Libraries |
| May 111:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Webinar: Preserving Scrapbooks
Presented by Melissa Tedone, Conservator at Iowa State University Library |
| May 112:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Meet the microbe: Why Water and Books Don’t Mix
Presented by Karen Bartlett, UBC Professor |
| May 211:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Inherent Vice – internal attributes of objects requiring conservation
Presented by Anne Lama, Conservator at UBC Library |
| April 14 to May 16Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | The Art of the Book Exhibition
An exhibition of members’ work from Canada and the United States celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (Toronto, 2013). On display in Rare Books and Special Collections, Level 1, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre |
| May 26 – mid JuneMonday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Bookbinding ExhibitionLearn more about the craft of bookmaking by visiting a display of bookbinding tools from UBC Library’s Dorothy Burnett Bookbinding Tools Collection.On display in Rare Books and Special Collections, Level 1, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre |