Rebecca Elder Cultural Heritage Preservation

Rebecca Elder is an experienced preservation consultant who specializes in finding practical and achievable solutions for challenging situations. Rebecca received her MSIS and a Certificate of Advanced Studies for Conservation of Library and Archival Materials from the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. She has a significant amount of experience in preservation for librari

es, museums and archives through her work with Amigos Library Services, The Harvard University Libraries and the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Currently she teaches both face-to-face and live online workshops in book repair, preservation, and emergency preparedness, and has conducted over 80 preservation assessments for a wide variety of cultural heritage institutions. Rebecca is also an adjunct instructor at School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches Preservation Management and Treatment Techniques for Bound Materials. She is a member of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the Society of Southwest Archivists. In her spare time, Rebecca volunteers with the Austin Animal Center Desperate Housecats program, knits obsessively, and is a connoisseur of kitsch.