Alberto Campagnolo and Sonja Schwoll will discuss current approaches and trends in conservation documentation. Alberto will highlight historical trends in conservation documentation: from ledgers, index and punch cards to linked-data and knowledge-representation systems. Sonja will give an overview about the ResearchSpace knowledge system as it is now used in Collection Care at The National Archives UK. Their new digital documentation system captures knowledge, conservation practices and research with provenance and historical context integrating TNA’s catalogue information. It is a flexible and expandable information system that dynamically grows as processes change.

Join us in person in London for the talk followed by refreshments and time to catch up with colleagues. We may be able to offer this talk for online viewing as well as in-person; details to follow.
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Talk is co-hosted by the Icon Book & Paper Group and Bainbridge Conservation.

Sonja Schwoll is Head of Conservation and Treatment Development at The National Archives, UK. She  has an MA in Art History from Freie Universitaet Berlin, and an MA in Conservation from Camberwell College of Arts. Sonja previously ran a London-based book conservation studio and also was lecturer for Book Conservation at West Dean College and Camberwell College of the Arts.  Sonja is accredited by Icon and Fellow of IIC. She has supported professional conservation bodies in various capacities. She co-authored the chapters “Stationery Bindings” and “Binding Structure, Functionality, and Integrity” for Conservation of Books.

Alberto Campagnolo trained as a book conservator in Spoleto. He studied Conservation (BA) at Ca’ Foscari University Venice and Digital Culture and Technology (MA) at King’s College London. He received a PhD from the University of the Arts London. Alberto is a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium); board member of  IADA (International Association of Book and Paper Conservators); and co-Editor-in-Chief, with Aurélie Martin, of the Journal of Paper Conservation. He authored the chapter “Documentation” for Conservation of Books.