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As I’m compiling my quarterly and yearly stats, I thought it would be fun to create an infographic to show what I’ve been up to this year. Despite the weeks of downtime during the construction and move into the new lab, this has been a really productive year for me. I chalk that up to the major efficiencies we gained when we relocated to Spencer; not only am I now based in the same building as the collections I serve, but the new lab space makes it so much easier to get things done. Here’s to more of the same in 2019!

Library Assistant - Manuscripts Processing →

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Apply for a Travel Award →

Attention researchers! The deadline for research travel grants is coming up. Awards support research using KU’s African American Experience collections, Polish collections, and any other collection held at Spencer Research Library. Please share!

What are your favorite appearances of manuscripts in film?

reactionstomanuscripts:

I feel like making some gifsets.

Thor: The Dark World

The Last Jedi

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Sleeping Beauty

The Name of the Rose? Must be something in there…?

Ann Hyde Postdoctoral Researcher - 13032BR →

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I’m putting together a step-by-step quick info sheet for reading room staff and patrons to refer to when using scrapbooks that have been disbound into single sheets. So many historic scrapbooks have brittle pages with all sorts of material pasted, pinned, or taped on, and these can be challenging to handle safely. Using two pieces of board to flip pages can help prevent damage during use.

My colleague came up with this great solution for a collection of small pamphlets in our circulating collection. Rather than photocopy and replace the fragile cover, she used off-cuts of Colibri covers to enclose the cover before sewing into the pamphlet binder. Not only is the original material retained and protected, but it’s a great way to use up Colibri scraps, and using scraps makes up happy!

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thingsorganizedneatly:

sometimes-now:

Jack Pierson

This is an important week in American politics!

PLEASE check your polling places & go to the polls on Tuesday November 6!

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Want to see something really scary? I’ve started cleaning a collection with a good deal of old mold…about 150 folders’ worth. Just 143 to go!

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midwestconservator:

Don’t forget! KU Libraries and Spencer Museum of Art are hiring a three-year paper conservator to work on both institutions’ collections. The conservator will be based in our gorgeous new lab in the Spencer Research Library, on the KU campus in the heart of beautiful Lawrence, Kansas.

Two more weeks to apply!