In early September the University of Pennsylvania Libraries (Philadelphia, PA) will be hosting a free, NEH-sponsored event in two parts on “Identification and Preservation of Inkjet Prints in Museums, Libraries, and Archives”. Led by Daniel Burge, Senior Research Scientist from the Image Permanence Institute (IPI) at the Rochester Institute of Technology, the event includes:
- a public lecture on Wednesday September 11th from 5-7pm (free, open to public)
- a day-long workshop on Thursday September 12th from 9am-5pm (free, seating is limited to 15 participants)
Please find more details and registration for one or both of the events here: http://www.library.upenn.edu/about/exhibits-events/inkjet-prints
The events will surely be of great interest to the preservation and conservation community and appeal to staff from a broad spectrum of roles — catalogers, curators, archivists, librarians, conservators, technicians, registrars, exhibition designers, and more.
Topics to be covered:
- What is an inkjet print?
- The history of inkjet printing
- The technologies behind the most popular inkjet printing devices
- The varieties of inks, coatings, and papers
- The multiplicity of inkjet print formats
- How to identify important inkjet print variations
- Types of deterioration and most susceptible inkjet print types
- Recommended best practices for care based on IPI’s most recent research including storage, housing, handling, display and water emergency response
- Descriptive terminology and media naming conventions
- Additional resources and tools
More information about inkjet prints and the Image Permanence Institute can also be found on the DP3 Project—Digital Print Preservation Portal http://www.dp3project.org/
Sincerely,
Sarah
Sarah Reidell
AIC Book and Paper Group Chair 2019-2020
Margy E. Meyerson Head of Conservation
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
3420 Walnut Street, Room 504
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
215.746.8370
mailto:sreidell@upenn.edu