PRESERVING THE JUVENILE HISTORIC COLLECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN-DEARBORN
Re-Purposing Childhood:
Open Collection Closed Collection
Circulation Policies
The Speaking Book
Pop-Up Book Collection
Recommendations
Handling
Storage
Climate control and environment
Security
What makes children’s materials unique?
Used by scholars in various disciplines
The nostalgia factor
Special preservation issues
Digitization?
Conclusions
Involve students
Raise awareness
Discuss digitization
Questions?