Monthly Archives: April 2021

iSchool Preservation Clinic

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Join the UT iSchool on Saturday, 4/24, from 10 – 11:30 AM, to learn how to safeguard your family treasures. Members of the public are invited to schedule a one-on-one, online consultation with a preservation professional. Bring your special items – books, documents, photos, or otherwise – to discover how to help your keepsakes live on for future generations.

RSVP and schedule your consultation at: www.ischool.utexas.edu/events/253. This event is part of Preservation Week, an annual event hosted by the American Library Association.

Earthquake!

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In INF 385T, Disaster Planning and Response, we explore disaster preparedness and recovery for cultural heritage collections impacted by flood, fire, mold, and more. Here, we use a shake table to simulate two earthquake storage strategies for artworks of varying shapes. The artworks featured here are played by a set of Duplo blocks.

An introduction to our earthquake demo in INF 385T, Disaster Planning and Response.

Read more about the earthquake storage strategies highlighted in this video:

Agbabian, M.S., Ginell, W.S., Masri. S.F. and Nigbor. R.L. “Evaluation of earthquake damage mitigation method for museum objects.” Studies in Conservation 36 (1991) 111-120.