Cross-listed with ARST 587
PREREQUISITES:
MLIS and Dual MAS/MLIS: Completion of MLIS Core or permission of iSchool Graduate Advisor
MAS: students should take ARST 587
GOAL: To give you an understanding of the requirements and methods for preserving archival material
OBJECTIVES:
- To prepare to make both planning and policy decisions regarding the preservation of collections
- To understand the structure and deterioration of common materials, and the current methods for extending their longevity
- To become familiar with information resources on preservation
- To gain familiarity with some basic environmental instrumentation and preservation techniques
CONTENT:
- Historical overview of preservation
- Conservation ethics
- Composition and degradation of common archival and library collections from a materials science perspective
- Integrated pest management
- Preservation microforms
- Strategies for environmental control
- Photograph identification
- Machine-readable media
- Emergency preparedness