Preservation Services at Dartmouth College: Pick a type, any type!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Pick a type, any type!

Some very exciting news for the Book Arts Program letterpress webpage. This past week I've been working really hard to take the excellent type specimen books that we have in the letterpress studio, scan in each page, and compile a comprehensive collection of digital samples of our physical collection.

Each page was then chopped up into the individual fonts, labeled and separated, and uploaded to our website! Now, without leaving the comfort of your own home, you too can browse our collection. Whether in preparation, inspiration or to just spend time day-dreaming about that amazing project you're going to create, take some time to paroose our collection! You can gaze alphabetically by font name, or just click through each page as it is arranged in the books that you'll find in the letterpress studio. Click to behold the beauty!

Written by Beth Hetland

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Contributors

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.