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From: Daryl Green <dtg4(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 6:31 PM
[apologies for cross-posting]
*"Theft in libraries – facing the hidden truth"*
The IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section
<http://www.ifla.org/rare-books-and-special-collections> and the Preservation
and Conservation Core Activity <http://www.ifla.org/pac>invites interested
professionals to submit proposals for this open session to be held in
Columbus, Ohio, USA from 13-19 August 2016.
Theft in libraries and archives, by staff as well as outsiders, is an ever
present problem many institutions face. The session aims are to highlight
the importance of recording thefts internationally with the aim to
de-stigmatise the reporting of thefts (something which still many libraries
will not make publicly aware). It will also look at methods of raising
public awareness towards provenance of cultural heritage items, and to
continue to build bridges between the curatorial and commercial arms of the
cultural heritage profession.
We therefore invite proposals for papers which outline theft incidents
within libraries and archives in recent years, particularly from
collections which have experienced theft incidents, in order to set the
scene for the overall session and help to de-stigmatise the reporting of
theft in libraries. The session will be comprised of three presentations
from recent incidents of library or archive theft and then a panel
discussion on the topic which will include the presenters of the three
papers as well as invited respondents from the curatorial, commercial and
legal spheres of cultural heritage.
More information and instructions on submitting an abstract here
<http://2016.ifla.org/cfp-calls/rare-books-and-special-collections-joint-with-pac>.
Call for papers closes *29 February 2016*.
*"Quality management and preservation in the age of mass processing"*
The IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section
<http://www.ifla.org/preservation-and-conservation> joint with Rare Books
and Special Collections Section
<http://www.ifla.org/rare-books-and-special-collections> and Audiovisual
and Multimedia Section <http://www.ifla.org/avms> invites interested
professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held in
Columbus, Ohio, USA from 13-19 August 2016.
In many institutions, preservation (physical and digital) plays an
increasingly important role, and the efforts in terms of staffing and
investment in this area are rising. But what about the performance review,
both in terms of measures applied (which are often carried out with
external service providers), as well as in terms of the internal library
processes themselves.
The need to replace single item workshop-related conservation by
production-wise batch processing becomes evident in any large-scale
programs from digitization to mass deacidification. However, pre-image
capture conservation preparation and any post-mass production housing
needed at the conclusion of the project are still part of the workflow.
Mass production still involves single item review, stabilization and
conservation.
How should these processes be organized, what tools are necessary and in
use, what standards are available? How do libraries solve the problem of
systematic documentation and single item tracking? How will heritage
institutions manage the increasing requirements with no extra provision of
resources?
More information and instructions on submitting an abstract here
<http://2016.ifla.org/cfp-calls/preservation-and-conservation-section-joint-with>.
Call for papers closes *26 February 2016*.
*Daryl Green*
*Rare Books Librarian*
University of St Andrews Library
Special Collections Division
Library Annexe
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9WH
Scotland
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