Erika Heinen

I am pleased to announce that Erika Heinen has joined the Yale
University Library as Collections Care Librarian. Erica recently
earned the degree of Master of Library and Information Science with
a Certificate of Advanced Study in Preservation Administration from
the University of Texas at Austin. She also holds a Master of
Education and a BA from UT, Austin. While at the University of
Texas, Erika managed the Pamphlet Binding Unit in the Preservation
Department.

The Collections Care Librarian is a new full-time position in the
Library. The previous incumbent managed the program on a half-time
basis and also served as Assistant Conservator in the Department's
Conservation Program. Erika brings to the Department broad knowledge
of the role of preservation in a large research library and a keen
understanding of the future of collections care. She will have
responsibility for directing the activities of the Collections Care
Program and for providing leadership on collections care matters
throughout the Library system. The Program handles the maintenance
and repair of circulating materials in the Sterling Memorial
Library. It is staffed with five conservation technicians who
undertake minor and major repair treatments and make protective
enclosures for new pamphlets and fragile books. Erika will manage
the selection of materials for treatment and ensure that quality and
production standards are met consistently. Among her many duties in
the Preservation Department, Erika will have lead responsibility for
implementing a comprehensive collection cleaning and maintenance
program in the Sterling stack tower.

Paul Conway
Head, Preservation Department
Yale University Library
PO Box 208240 / 130 Wall Street
New Haven, CT  06520-8240
203-432-1714
Fax: 203-432-7231

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