Call for papers--JAIC special issue

Call for Papers

JAIC Special Issue: Collection Care

The Journal of American Institute of Conservation (JAIC) is seeking
submissions for a "Collection Care" special issue.  Collection care
can be described as avoiding needless damage to collections or the
systematic mitigation of risks to all strategically managed physical
and intellectual values of a collection.

Papers are welcome across the full spectrum of collection care
activities, from communication and advocacy to technical
specifications.  This edition seeks to represent the diverse acts of
preventive conservation and the work of all of those with a stake in
facilitating preservation and access.  The responsibility for
collection care is not limited to conservators but rather is a
collaborative process among allied professionals such as facility
managers, curators, registrars, preparators, collection managers,
security staff, archivists, exhibit designers, architects, and
maintenance staff, among others, who work together to mitigate or
manage collection risks.  We would like this issue to consider
processes that reflect this range of stakeholders, so welcome
research or case study papers on topics as broad as documentation
and material choices to the management of staff and the environment.

Authors are invited to submit an abstract and article outline for
consideration by the special issue editors with final article
submissions due April 1, 2016.

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/publications-resources/periodicals/jaic#.Vmmnv79KDOA>

Please send inquiries and submissions to Mary Coughlin
<coughlin<-at->gwu<.>edu>


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