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Conservation Services

Name Title Email Phone
Angela Andres Assistant Conservator for Special Collections andresa@ku.edu 785-864-3753
Whitney Baker Librarian; Head, Conservation Services wbaker@ku.edu 785-864-3568
Chris Bañuelos Audiovisual Preservation Specialist cbanuelos@ku.edu 785-864-3579
Terri Gottstein Bindery Preparation Assistant tgottstein@ku.edu 785-864-3049
Roberta Woodrick Assistant Conservator rwoods@ku.edu 785-864-3753

Conservation Services at KU Libraries is responsible for performing book repair, conservation treatments and commercial binding on materials from the Libraries' diverse collections. The department is located in the Spencer Research Library.

Conservation Services strives to reach the following goals:

  • Increase access to library materials
  • Perform high-quality conservation treatments
  • Maintain a high level of treatment production
  • Increase visibility of conservation within the Libraries, the University of Kansas, the state of Kansas, and nation

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