UVa Lib Preservation

Supporting teaching and research at the University of Virginia by preserving and maintaining access to the Library's collections.

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Come work with Sue this summer!

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@fletcherdurant Thanks for holding a place for us in your heart.

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What burning questions do you have for our conservator? Mark your calendars!

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Who is she?
In our records, she's "Untitled."
Yet she had a name, a life.
Help @HolsingerPhotos transcribe Holsinger Studio ledgers from @RareUVA to connect African American portrait sitters from a century ago to their names + lives:
https://t.co/zwW1CaTHnm

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We hope you have enjoyed our ABCs of Preservation and have learned something about the wide range of tools, equipment, and methods we use to preserve library and archival materials.
#PreservationWeek #UVALibPreservation

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Welcome to UVA’s ABCs of Preservation for #PreservationWeek 👋🏼 This week we will be sharing terms & tools beginning with each letter of the alphabet that preservation staff encounter in their work. We hope you enjoy! #UVALibraryPreservation #PreservationWeek #UVALibPreservation

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𝗭ip drives were portable storage devices developed in the 1990s, with disks that had greater file storage capacity than 3.5-inch floppies. To access the content on zip disks found in archival collections, we need a functional zip drive. #PreservationWeek #UVALibPreservation