Conveners
Speaker: New NREN Services
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Speaker: [how] UCT libraries is managing the Restoration of the Jagger Library
- Guy Halse (TENET South Africa)
Speaker: Leïla Dekkar
- Guy Halse (TENET South Africa)
Description
Room Location: Auditorium, Lower Floor
Nikki Crowster
(UCT Library)
20/09/2023, 13:40
[how] UCT libraries is managing the Restoration of the Jagger Library”
Presentation
The 2021 Cape Town Fire resulted in the destruction of the historic Jagger Library and Reading Room and 90 000 objects. A similar number was salvaged, triaged and are in various stages of recovery. To reach this point in a timeframe that has impressed among others UNESCO, a multi-varied approach was deployed that includes disaster management; project management; preservation and conservation;...
