In March 2020 our lives changed dramatically. Suddenly we were stuck at home, had to take on caring or home schooling responsibilities, had to work from home or found ourselves being furloughed. I, an employed book and paper conservator, couldn’t work from home while libraries and archives were closed and so I was furloughed. But... Continue Reading →
“Waking up collections” – ICON guidelines available
A short new topical C-19 blog post, for libraries and archives looking at reopening in the near future. It may not be the first thing librarians, archivists, or conservators are thinking about, but the period of lock-down has implications for the conservation of collections, and ICON has help to offer as collections are "woken up":... Continue Reading →