Who We Are

The mission of Collection Management & Preservation Department is to manage and care for Dartmouth Libraries’ collections with competency and integrity. Working across various units and physical locations, we ensure the long-term preservation of and accessibility to the Libraries’ circulating, special, and digital collections, as well as the College’s vast holdings of institutional paper records. Through meticulous stewardship and specialized expertise, our staff commits to accuracy in maintaining the Libraries’ diverse collections. Our collaborative approach to teamwork paired with our dedication to collections care and maintenance enables us to support academic excellence, research needs, and cross-campus operations effectively. 

Department Lead

Elena Cordova Headshot

Elena M. Cordova Head of Collection Management & Preservation

Elena.M.Cordova@dartmouth.edu Berry Library, Room 089

What We Do

Through meticulous stewardship and specialized expertise, CMP staff commit to the health and sustainability of Dartmouth Libraries' diverse collections, across all formats. Our collaborative approach to teamwork paired with our dedication to collections care and maintenance enables us to support academic excellence, research needs, and cross-campus operations effectively. We can assist with scanning requests, particularly for material stored at the LCSF.

We're responsible for: 

  • specialized, targeted conservation treatments (supporting special collections, digitization projects, and general collections)
  • processing new books
  • stacks maintenance & collection rightsizing
  • high-density storage operations
  • records management workflows (excluding e-records)
  • environmental monitoring
  • care and handling
  • disaster preparedness and response
  • digital preservation policy & repository support

Contact Us

Collection Management and Preservation Staff

Kris Ayers
Library Collections Operations Manager
Kerrie M. Bushway
Library Collections Specialist
Elena M. Cordova
Head of Collection Management & Preservation
Deborah Howe
Collections Conservator
Kelly A. Pedersen
Library Collections Assistant
Diane L. Preston
Records Management Specialist
Laura J. Schieb
Library Collections Assistant
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