The Toronto Area Archivists' Group (TAAG) invites you on a tour of the Spin Master Archives on Friday July 26 at 3-4:30. The tour will be led by the Spin Master Archivists and will cover the creation of their archive and the issues they face when preserving toys.
About the company: Spin Master creates exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. Their iconic brands include PAW Patrol, Rubik’s, GUND, Kinetic Sand, Hatchimals, Melissa & Doug, and Air Hogs. They hold licenses for major brands like DC & Batman, Wizarding World, and Gabby’s Dollhouse.
The Society of American Archivists - Archivists of Religious Collections Section invites you to our upcoming Lunch and Learn: Preserving audiotapes and videotapes.
Are you scratching your head about what to do with magnetic media? Join us for a session on how to cope with these items! Best practices for preserving (digitizing) audio and video formats and archival specifications will be discussed.
The Digital Preservation Coalition has a number of freely available publications related to digital preservation and these will be really useful both to those starting out, and those who are already experienced in this field. The most recent publication is "Environmental Impact and Digital Preservation" by Eira Tansey. For those seeking guidance on audiovisual preservation, there is "Pragmatic Audiovisual Preservation" by Ashley Blewer, and for those looking at email preservation, there is "Email Preservation" by Chris Prom.
Greetings from the Northeast Document Conservation Center<https://www.nedcc.org/>! Below are preservation-related opportunities and resources you might be interested in.
July Webinars (Full descriptions and registration are available online<https://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/training-currentlist>.) 07/11 - Preventing and Responding to Mold in Book and Paper Collections 07/16 - Preservation Grant Season (FREE) Recently Launched Treatment Stories - Conserving Historic Wallpaper at the John Hay Estate at the Fells (Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3xpSgtvJBE) - Digitization and Rebinding of a 19th-Century Persian Manuscript (Story) (https://www.nedcc.org/about/nedcc-stories/digitization-and-rebinding-of-a-19th-century-persian-manuscript) Ryn Marchese (she/her) Marketing Manager Northeast Document Conservation Center 978-470-1010 | nedcc.org<https://www.nedcc.org/>
Please note: This is still sealed, but is fairly old, so I’m unsure of its status.
Happy Friday, Elise
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You could reach out to the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) to see if they can point you to a bindery near you. Off the top of my head there is Dan Mezza Book Binding (519-434-0964) in London and Big River Bindery in Scarborough (Home - Big River Bindery<https://bigriverbindery.com/>).
There is Arielle's Bindery in London: https://ariellesbindery.com/
Good luck,
Mary Grace Kosta
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Another bookbinder who does very impressive and artistic work is Diana Bychkova: https://www.dsartistrylabs.ca/
Mary Grace Kosta
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Hi Saman,
There is Arielle's Bindery in London: https://ariellesbindery.com/
Good luck,
Mary Grace Kosta
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We use Wallaceburg in Wallaceburg, Ontario. Here's their website for more information: https://www.wbmbindery.com/.
Cheers, Elise
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