Category: Conservation

The Detached Decameron: Part 1

Sometimes a book will come across the bench that is both exciting and a little bit terrifying. In early February, this kind of book made its way to me. At the end of 2024, Special Collections acquired a fantastic 1542 Il Dicameron Di Boccaccio rebound by Francis Bedford sometime in the 1800s. This book is…Continue Reading The Detached Decameron: Part 1

Preservation Updates in 2025

White board with Welcome to Preservation written on it

Welcome back! Seeing that we’re all working from Mullins Library once again, here’s a look at our new space. The Libraries held a grand reopening in April, and the Preservation Lab was one of spaces open for touring. Visitors were welcome to explore the displays of tools and items we work with and use (almost)…Continue Reading Preservation Updates in 2025

Preservation Updates in 2024

Ledger that was cleaned

Hello! How time flies when a library building is undergoing renovations. We’re overdue for an update on what the Preservation Unit at the University of Arkansas Libraries has been up to, so let’s go! The Mullins Library construction continues, which means we’re still working from our temporary locations. We took a hard hat tour of…Continue Reading Preservation Updates in 2024

Preservation Week 2023

Preservation Week, April 30 – May 6, inspires action to preserve personal, family, and community collections in addition to library, museum, and archive collections. It also raises awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions play in providing ongoing preservation education and information. The 2023 Preservation Week theme is Building Resilient Communities. Every year,…Continue Reading Preservation Week 2023

What’s New with Preservation?

The lab at LINX with work tables and shelves

Hey there, it’s been… a minute! Many things have happened with the Preservation Unit over the past year-ish. Let’s get caught up. The end of 2021: we found out Mullins Library Phase II renovations were slated to start in December 2022. Special Collections and the preservation lab were located on Levels 1 & 2, the…Continue Reading What’s New with Preservation?

It’s #AskAConservator Day!

books with damaged spines on a shelf

The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) is hosting Ask A Conservator Day today, November 18th. The day is meant to raise awareness about conservation, and conservators around the world will be participating on social media (follow the #AskAConservator hashtag across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to see what’s being posted and discussed by others). For a…Continue Reading It’s #AskAConservator Day!