NUL Preservation

Preservation at Northwestern University Libraries

[NUL Preservation @NUL_PresCons]

I KNOW WHITE GLOVES ARE USED AS A SIGNIFIER OF RARE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS BUT IT’S ACTUALLY BAD TO USE THEM WITH PAPER MATERIALS AS IT DECREASES YOUR MANUAL DEXTERITY

[NEH Pres Access @NEH_PresAccess]

Application guidelines are now available for NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grants for #PreventiveConservation! Up to $350K for Implementation Level II; $100K, Implementation I; $50K, Planning. Deadline is 1/10/25; optional drafts due 12/5/24 https://t.co/rVLTpwd9JO

[AIC & FAIC @conservators]

Soraya Alcala @MFAH discusses her institution’s involvement in the multinational project: HORIZONS Greenart. MFAH joins the @TATE, @LACMA, & @metmuseum in a crowd-sourcing experiment of new materials for paintings, paper, & objects conservation: https://t.co/lMTG1IWLHx

[NEH Pres Access @NEH_PresAccess]

Apply for @SmithsonianCRI @FEMA Heritage Emergency & Response Training on emergencies & disasters facing cultural institutions & historic sites! For cultural stewards, 1st responders, & emergency managers. Due 9/26/24. Online + course in Wash., DC, 12/9–13 https://t.co/ztAvSUwReu

[Chicago Film Archives @ChiFilmArchives]

We've been awarded an @NatlFilmPres Avant-Garde Masters grant to preserve six 8mm films by JoAnn Elam! https://t.co/uq6hHFkZuZ

[Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress]

Happy Star Trek Day!
From the @librarycongress collection: the original sheet music from the series by Alexander Courage and Gene Roddenberry. 🖖🏽
#StarTrekDay #StarTrek

[NEH Pres Access @NEH_PresAccess]

"Why Indigenous Newspapers Matter": Prof. Kathryn Walkiewicz (Cherokee) will discuss Indigenous newspapers’ historical role in asserting sovereignty & countering stereotypes. ONLINE, Wed., Sep. 25, 3:30-5pm ET. Register: https://t.co/OXPPK5KMDn. @librarycongress #PresAccessFunded

[NUL Preservation @NUL_PresCons]

✨New Blog Post!✨
How did our Conservation Resident Jess take care of 1000+ posters made during the Siege and Commune of Paris? Hint: lots of evaluating, mending, rehousing, and more. Jess ends their time with us this week 🙁 so read about their work!

https://t.co/oFazGFAxi4

[NEH Pres Access @NEH_PresAccess]

2024 Save America's Treasures grantees announced! @NatlParkService, @NEHgov, @NEAarts, & @US_IMLS award $25.7 million to fund 59 projects preserving nationally significant sites & historic collections, in 26 states & DC. Read about it at https://t.co/PgeU8nMPHU! #PresAccessFunded

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

This one goes out to two good boys, Jake and Scout, who got their picture taken at NASA with their human, Astronaut Leland Melvin, in August 2009.

Life is better with friends at your side. #NationalDogDay

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

Looking for something? There’s nearly 190 million pages of digitized historical records in our online Catalog! 🔍

To stay current on the most recently added records, check out the What’s New in the National Archives Catalog page: https://t.co/1gedKiuBat

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

Quanah Parker, a Comanche chief, standing in front of his tent.

Researchers can find information relating to American Indians and Alaska Natives from 1774 through the mid-1990s at National Archives locations throughout the U.S. https://t.co/gYzoG7PMH3

@SmithsonianNMAI

[Chicago Film Archives @ChiFilmArchives]

This 'artist report' by Franklin McMahon documents the 1968 Republican and Democratic National Conventions in drawings, with McMahon's narration and field recordings as a soundtrack. https://t.co/pWiPrDbfAc

[Ben Wright @benjamingwright]

A 🧵about American Revolutions in the Digital Age, an open-access book I edited with @NoraSlonimsky and @markdboonie, with @CornellPress. In 15 chapters, outstanding scholars connect the early American republic and the digital humanities. Learn more ↓
https://t.co/DfQwShr02B

[C2C Care @C2CCare]

Just one week until our next FREE C2C Care Webinar Safeguarding Collections on August 20, 2024!

https://t.co/qktcI5F60N

[AIC & FAIC @conservators]

Check out the latest #AICPCN interview with Sarah Freshnock, the Preventive Care Network's inaugural Project Support Specialist. Sarah discusses her role within PCN and how she perceives the role of emerging professionals in the conservation field.
https://t.co/yqOGiRymxC

[NUL Preservation @NUL_PresCons]

Serendipitous Olympic ephemera find today during rehousing rare materials in @HerskovitsLibNU!

[NUL Transportation @NUL_Transport]

With the impending closure of Chicago's Greyhound Station in the news, we're sharing this 1960s-era poster from our collection. Intercity bus transit in Chicago dates back to the 1920s, with the current Greyhound terminal dating back to 1989.

[NUL Preservation @NUL_PresCons]

And the #TapeBoxTuesday winner is…
An open reel of poetry readings!
https://t.co/mBL7N9XnVb

[C2C Care @C2CCare]

Register Today!

C2C Care FREE Webinars:
August 20, 2024 - Safeguarding Collections
September 27, 2024 - Consideration and Care of Islamicate Collections

C2C Care Course:
September 17-September 26, 2024: Developing a Collections Management Policy
https://t.co/fmmzhsV2pb

[NUL Preservation @NUL_PresCons]

Adding to the list...

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Three more academic publishers have confirmed that they are working with AI companies, with the availability of opt-ins and renumeration for authors appearing to vary.

Learn more 👇 https://t.co/PVlSS51GUe