Michigan Alliance for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum is pleased to announce the theme for this year’s juried art exhibition: “People of Mackinac.”

Highlighting the array of individuals that make Mackinac Island a unique destination, the theme is not strictly portraits, but broadened to include any work of art combining “Mackinac” and “people.” The independently juried exhibition will feature over two-dozen pieces of selected art in a variety of mediums from May through October 2013. Submissions are being accepted until April 1.

For more information, and an entry form, please see the website: http://www.mackinacparks.com/mackinac-art-museum/index.aspx?l=0,1,10,746,865

December 11-12, 2012

Hosted by Jennifer Hain Teper and Eric Alstrom
Sponsored by the American Library Association, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services division

Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.

Each day, sessions begin and end at:

Pacific: 7am – 3pm
Mountain: 8am – 4pm
Central: 9am – 5pm
Eastern: 10am – 6pm

Description:
Planning for and managing in-house conservation treatment and book repair involves many considerations.

Setting up a program involves huge tasks including designing and constructing laboratory or treatment space, training and hiring skilled staff, and purchasing supplies. Ongoing management of programs must constantly balance the needs of the library with available options and cost.

The discussion will involve the current management of library conservation or book repair programs and their role and practices in modern libraries. We invite participation from those with active programs or those considering programs to participate with questions, ideas, and experiences.

This e-forum is in conjunction with the recent publication of “Planning and Constructing Book and Paper Conservation Laboratories: A Guidebook”

Topics include:

· planning for conservation
· selection for treatment
· treatment options, both in-house and outsourced
· considerations in the design of an in-house conservation lab
· staff training

Jennifer Hain Teper is Head of Preservation and Conservation, University Libraries, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with an MSLIS and CAS in the conservation of library and archive materials in 2000. She oversaw the construction of the University of Illinois’ hybrid conservation lab, which opened in 2006. Since that time she has fielded numerous calls and visits from others looking to design or renovate a conservation lab.

Eric Alstrom is Head of Conservation at the Wallace Conservation Laboratory at the Michigan State University Libraries. He received his MILS from the University of Michigan, where he also apprenticed in conservation under James Craven at the Bentley Historical Library. Previously he has been the conservator at Ohio University and Dartmouth College. At all three institutions, he has designed new or renovated existing conservation labs; he is currently settling into his new conservation lab, the second he has designed for MSU.

*What is an e-forum?*

An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it’s free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum

*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/sympa. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email list. Participation is free and open to anyone.

A watershed moment occurred in August 2010, when ownership of the Fort Gratiot Light Station transferred from the U.S. Coast Guard to St. Clair County. With that transaction St. Clair County became stewards of five acres of lakefront land and six historic buildings, including the Tower, built in 1829, the oldest light in Michigan.

This collection is the repository of Great Lakes history going back to the Northwest Territory days, and its value to the region is just beginning to be understood. The Port Huron Museum and the County Parks Commission have formed a collaboration to rehabilitate and restore the resources, and welcome the public to understand the threads of history revealed there.

There is already a perceptible economic impact: event participation, gift shop sales, increased restaurant revenue. However, the longest-lasting effect is the change in the vocabulary used to describe the community’s waterfront. Lake Huron and the St. Clair River have always been compelling; now the additional value of the historic resources expands that story. It is the story of Michigan, the Great Lake State.

The Michigan Alliance for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage welcomes Megan Callewaert as the newest member of the Board of Directors! Megan has been the Collections Manager and Registrar at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House since July 2005. She received a B.A. in Anthropology and Sociology from Oakland University and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Collections Management and Care from George Washington University.  Before coming to the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Megan was a Museum Technician and Preparator with the Detroit Institute of Arts. Welcome, Megan!

The Michigan Alliance for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage welcomes Aaron Collie as the newest member of the Board of Directors! Aaron received his M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois (2010) and completed a specialization in the emerging area of research data curation. His recent research and interests include developing policies and systems that support the curation of information throughout its lifecycle of scholarly interest. He currently works as the Digital Curation Librarian at Michigan State University, with a quarter-time appointment in Special Collections and Preservation.

This program is presented by the Michigan Alliance for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage (MAACH) in association with MMA.

University of Michigan Library, Sunday, May 15, 12:30-4:30 pm

Walk-in Clinic Talk to the Experts! Bring us your torn, tattered, scratched, and generally mistreated books, papers, maps, photographs, sound recordings, and digital photos and files. We’ll help you figure out how to repair, copy, store, display, and care for your treasures. This is your chance for one-on-one consultations with University of Michigan Library experts. Find out how to preserve your digital files and photos! Bring your questions. Bring your stuff.  Bring a friend.

University of Michigan Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery in Room 100 (use Diag entrance) 913 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI. Public parking is available in the structure at 650 S. Forest, just south of S. University. Free and open to the public!