Recordings of these sessions are available to LYRASIS Learning subscribers. If you are interested in subscribing to LYRASIS Learning for unlimited access to our live, online classes and recordings of all our past classes, contact us. LYRASIS and CollectionSpace are very pleased to announce the “Community Collections Spotlight” – a series of webinars highlighting the way … Read More
By Katy Klettlinger As you may already know, LYRASIS has a long history of expertise with digitization, including through the LYRASIS Digitization Collaborative, made possible by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, creating the program in 2008. This led to excellent and established ongoing relationships with top experts and industry leaders, such as … Read More
Article originally posted at neh.gov What do you do with a collection of historic letters drenched by floodwaters? Or if a fire breaks out in a library, and soot and ash damage rare books? How can you freeze photographs in order to inhibit mold growth? Floods and fires, explosions and earthquakes: disasters can strike at … Read More
Article originally posted on mellon.org. A guest post by Thomas F. R. Clareson, senior consultant for digital and preservation services at LYRASIS and project director of Performing Arts Readiness. Beginning the weekend of August 26–27, Hurricane Harvey bore down on Texas and Western Louisiana, surpassing records for total rainfall from a single hurricane in the continental … Read More
As hurricane Matthew continues on its path, it’s a good time to take some steps to prepare yourself and your collections for a storm. Follow these steps to be on your way to preparedness, and please reach out to us if your institution is in the path of a hurricane. Our 24/7 emergency response number … Read More
In light of the current flooding in Louisiana, we want to make sure that those of you in the affected areas have access to the help and resources you may need to keep your collections safe. If you have experienced flooding affecting their collections, you can call our emergency number at 504.300.9478 or the National … Read More
Kudos to LYRASIS team members Tom F. Clareson and Annie Peterson for their great work on this important project. Originally published on msnewsnow.com MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS BILOXI, MS (WLOX) – First responders almost always arrive before anyone else at any disaster scene. They understand that preventing the past from being destroyed is very important, a lesson learned … Read More
In 2005, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), together with Heritage Preservation, released A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report. Based on the first comprehensive survey ever conducted of the condition and preservation needs of our nation’s collections; the report was an in-depth look at the state of collections care … Read More
This past weekend marked the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and its destructive aftermath. Many of us were there, helping from the minutes before the storm hit to months later when people from all over pitched in however possible to rebuild and restore communities. In 2006, LYRASIS received a $12 million grant from the … Read More
Vinyl has definitely made a comeback throughout the years. The sound quality, nostalgia, layout and cover art are just a few reasons many of us continue to collect, purchase and maintain vinyl. Recently, Billboard Charts began to track statistics of the top selling vinyl sales for 2015 to date. Many of us here at LYRASIS who … Read More
We are deep into spring and many of us have already taken on the task of spring cleaning and reorganization… but is your job complete? Have you taken a moment to check on the health of your personal library and the care of those collections? As librarians, archivists or curators of the stacks, whether in … Read More