100000002882.Conservation Specialist

Key Result Areas : Support the improvement of standards, guidelines, procedures related to conservation practices in QNL. Perform conservation and preservation treatments on materials held in the library’s Heritage collections (photographs, books, manuscripts, and archive materials). Condition surveys of HL collection + condition check for digitization and loans. Understand and support the analytical tests on QNL collections materials. Document examinations and treatments in writing and by photography. Contribute to the maintenance of the conservation lab and the scientific lab. Advise library staff on the condition of collections, collection storage, handling, and exhibition. Conduct condition surveys of collections. Participate in disaster recovery services for QNL HL items. Contribute to the conservation field through service, research, writing, outreach, presentations… Familiarize, understand, and implement health, safe and environment policy procedures, regulations, and objectives. The position includes other duties as required and defined by the scope, purpose, and spirit of the institution. Other reasonable tasks as assigned by supervisor.

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