Preservation Services at Dartmouth College: Book Arts Special Instructor Appointment

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Book Arts Special Instructor Appointment

I am very happy to announce that Sarah Smith has been appointed the first Book Arts Workshop Special Instructor. Sarah has an MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and is a skilled letterpress printer and bookbinder. She also has deep experience with student instruction, shop management, and digital printing. Sarah comes to us from Montserrat College of Art and Endicott College where she is currently teaching. In her capacity of Assistant Professor at Montserrat she is Chair of the Book Arts Program and manages Imposition Press. Sarah has also taught at Simmons College and was an assistant book conservator for some time at the Northeast Document Conservation Center.

Sarah's appointment is a significant step in the life of the 23-year-old Book Arts Program, and everyone associated with it are extremely excited. The Special Instructor is a full time, ten-month appointment for three years and is being funded by the Friends of the Dartmouth College Library, the Dartmouth College Library's Cornell Fund, the English Department, and the Associate Dean for Arts & Humanities Office. When Sarah joins us we will be able to increase the number of instruction and studio hours as well as facilitate greater curricular use of the workshop. Sarah will begin her appointment on September 1.
Written by Barbara Sagraves.

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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.