Belk Library and Information Commons

Library Responsibilities

Preservation/Conservation Component

• Develop and implement preservation initiatives designed to meet the conservation/preservation needs of Special Collections as well as plan, prioritize, and accomplish treatment goals
• Manage in-house conservation laboratory and perform a wide variety of conservation treatments
• Provide condition assessment for collections and develop treatment plans
• Manage outsourcing of conservation treatments that cannot be performed in house
• Supervise students and staff, evaluate training needs, develop training tools, and train staff in specialized conservation procedures, quality standards, and lab protocols
• Participate in the evaluation of preservation technologies and in assessment of their appropriateness for Special Collections
• Maintain a current awareness of conservation principles and practices as they apply to library and archival materials, and develop and test new treatment procedures and approaches to problem solving

Digital Component

• Work closely with the Special Collections Team and Digital Initiatives Librarian to:
  • oversee the preparation for scanning of Special Collection items chosen for digitization
  • assure that materials digitized are handled properly
  • provide quality control for metadata
  • collaborate in the design and maintenance of web pages for digital collections
• Collaborate with Special Collections to:
  • determine priorities for digitization
  • determine sources of funding
  • write grants; obtain copyright permissions

Service Interest

Library:
Disaster Response Working Group
Digital Projects Steering Committee
Internal Building Group

University:
Faculty Senate
University Awards Committee Co-Chair
University Safety Council
University Campus Planning Committee

Professional:
Society of North Carolina Archivists

Society of American Archivists

Scholarly Interests

Grant writing for archival preservation and digitization
Historical baseball
Appalachia Studies