Inspiring scholars: preservation assessment for the special collections room at thomas more university [the funds from this grant will be used to support general preservation activities and training…

Inspiring scholars: preservation assessment for the special collections room at thomas more university [the funds from this grant will be used to support general preservation activities and training for the thomas more room, a space in the benedictine library at thomas more university that has been set aside for special collections but is separate from the university archives. The benedictine library requests $10,000 for (a) expert consultants to do a general preservation needs assessment site survey with preservation training for our library staff, and, (b) as an immediate follow-up to the visit, the purchase of environmental monitoring supplies detailed in the recommendations of the survey report. This grant would provide the expert consultations and staff training needed to increase community access to this important collection, covering subjects in the humanities such as philosophy of religion, freedom of religion, catholicism, and kentucky history.]