Space, Acetate, & Heavy Metals: Special Collections and Special Formats Issues
Abstract
Includes two presentations of 15 minutes and two lightning talks of five minutes. UCLA Library Special Collections (LSA) shares its implementation of a high-density storage project pilot to consolidate bibliographic materials to maximize storage space. The departments of Special Collections & University Archives and Digitization & Conversation Strategies at UC Riverside partner to classify space allocations based on size and materials needs for art / object storage and choose CatalogIt to document its art and object collection. The UC Berkeley Library Preservation Department shares a project to identify microfilm reels of acetate and convert those to polyester microfilm. The UC Berkeley Library describes the steps it took to confirm the presence of heavy metals in 19th century books and then to develop and implement protocols and procedures to allow for continued use but to prevent chronic exposure and mitigate health concerns.