Preservation Services at Dartmouth College: McKey Berkman: Conservation Intern

Thursday, July 29, 2010

McKey Berkman: Conservation Intern

In the late spring Deborah Howe contacted the head of the book binding program at North Bennet Street School in Boston to explore the possibility of summer interns from NBSS working in Preservation Services. I'm happy to announce that our first NBSS intern, McKey Berkman, has been busy at work in the conservation since June.

McKey has finished the first year of the two year NBSS program and in our conservation lab is learning to put theory into practice. In her short time here she has learned treatment assessment, a variety of spine repairs, and developed skills in production oriented conservation.

McKey's last day is August 20.

(By the way, if you marveled at the peonies from Maxine's party, they were from McKey's garden!)

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Deborah Howe Is the Collections Conservator at Dartmouth College Library. She's been involved in the book community for over 20 years. She is a member of the Guild of Book Workers and teaches classes in the Book Arts program.

Ryland Ianelli Is a cartoonist and Project Specialist in the Dartmouth Preservation Services department. He graduated from Reed College with a BA in Art History in 2008 and, more recently, from the Center for Cartoon Studies with an MFA in Cartooning in 2010. In addition to his work in Preservation and the Digital Production Unit, he is currently drawing and writing for various independently published comics and anthologies.

Barb Sagraves has been head of Preservation Services since its creation in 1995. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan SLIS program, has an MA in Medieval History from Michigan State University, and a BA in History from the University of Oklahoma. In her role as department head, Barb has overall responsibility for the preservation program and policies at Dartmouth College Library and is in charge of the Book Arts Program.

Jenny Mullins has been the Digital Preservation Librarian for Dartmouth College Library since May of 2014. Prior to coming to Dartmouth, she preserved video and audio collections, helped build a digital repository and worked in book and paper conservation labs. Jenny is a member of ALA and co-chair of the Preservation Metadata Interest Group for 2015-17.