Finding my way around the map and atlas collection TAGS: atlas | Maps | surface cleaning | tear repair | University Collection Facility We catch up with Helen, our Projects Conservator at the University Collections Facility (UCF), in this week’s blog… As the Rationalisation Projects Conservator my role is to make sure that …Continue reading →

Several Theses in One Binding TAGS: dis-bind | poultice | several theses in one binding | thesis digitisation In this week’s blog post, Projects Conservator Nicole, gives us an update on the work she is carrying out for the Thesis Digitisation Project… I am currently working on a …Continue reading →

A Book of Two Halves TAGS: angle support | book conservation | digitisation | sewing damage Our Projects Conservator, Nicole, describes a technique for repairing books that have broken in half in this week’s blog… I have now moved full time to the conservation studio at …Continue reading →

Introducing our New Projects Conservator – Helen Baguley TAGS: rationalisation project | University Collection Facility This week’s blog comes from Helen Baguley, the newest member of the conservation team… I have been recently employed by the University of Edinburgh on a 12-month contract as a …Continue reading →

PhD Theses Conservation TAGS: book conservation | digitisation | PhD My name is Nicole and I am excited to be in my fourth week as the new digitisation project conservator working on conserving the PhD theses before digitisation. The PhDs …Continue reading →

Student newspaper digitisation project returns! TAGS: AIIG | alumni | alumni innovation initiative | digitisation | student newspaper The Student newspaper digitisation project is back! Over the next six months we’ll be digitising back issues from the late 1980s and early 1990s and making them available online at …Continue reading →

Compressing collections to create more study spaces – update 21 July 2016 This week we have finished compressing Main Library collections on the 2nd floor and have moved up to the 3rd floor. Our contractors have moved collections on over 10,000 metres …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 3 TAGS: Anatomy | conservation | happylibrary | museum | rarebooks After a morning spent with project conservator Emily Hick who introduced us to conservation theory, we had the chance to try out some of the techniques in practice. From surface …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 2 TAGS: Archives | art | happylibrary | Library | Museums | musicalinstruments Yesterday brought a slight shift in focus, from a general introduction to an in-depth look at specific departments and museum collections. Our morning was spent discussing both current and future …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 1 TAGS: Archives | CRCsummerschool | Edinburgh | happylibrary | Museums This week the Centre for Research Collections is running its very first Summer School to provide an overview of different aspects of the heritage sector; with a focus on collections, …Continue reading →