Sarah Norris

Biography

Sarah Norris is Assistant Professor of Practice in Library and Archives Conservation and Preservation at the University of Texas School of Information. She teaches conservation, preservation, and related topics for library, archives, and information students. She also conducts conservation treatment and service and outreach projects. Norris previously established the conservation lab at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. There, she treated books and paper; performed exhibit preparation; managed environmental monitoring; and worked with interns and volunteers. Norris is a graduate of the University of Texas Kilgarlin Center. She is a Fellow in the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), where she has served on the boards of the Book and Paper Group and the Electronic Media Group, as well as on the Connecting to Collections Care Webinar Committee (Chair), and the AIC Publications Committee. Her published research appears in the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 53(3) and the Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal 41(2).

Degrees

MSIS, University of Texas at Austin
BA, University of Texas at Austin

Areas Of Specialization

Conservation of Library and Archives Materials

Recent Courses

YearSemesterCourse NumberCourseSyllabusNotes
2025Spring TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Introduction to Paper Conservation
2025Spring TermI 320CTopics in Cultural Heritage Informatics: Preservation of Difficult Histories
2024Fall TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Preservation Science and Practice Preservation Science and Practice
2024Fall TermINF 386EInformation and Culture: Planning and Understanding Exhibits Planning and Understanding Exhibits
2024Fall TermINF 385TSpecial Topics in Information Science: Disaster Planning and Response Disaster Planning and Response
2024Spring TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Introduction to Paper Conservation Introduction to Paper Conservation
2024Spring TermI 320CTopics in Cultural Heritage Informatics: Preservation of Difficult Histories Preservation of Difficult Histories
2023Fall TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Preservation Science and Practice Preservation Science and Practice
2023Fall TermINF 386EInformation and Culture: Planning and Understanding Exhibits Planning and Understanding Exhibits
2023Fall TermINF 385TSpecial Topics in Information Science: Disaster Planning and Response Disaster Planning and Response
2023Spring TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Introduction to Paper Conservation Introduction to Paper Conservation
2023Spring TermINF 386EInformation and Culture: Planning and Understanding Exhibits Planning and Understanding Exhibits
2022Fall TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Preservation Science and Practice Preservation Science and Practice
2022Fall TermINF 386EInformation and Culture: Planning and Understanding Exhibits Planning and Understanding Exhibits
2022Fall TermINF 385TSpecial Topics in Information Science: Disaster Planning and Response Disaster Planning and Response
2022Spring TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Introduction to Paper Conservation Introduction to Paper Conservation
2022Spring TermINF 386EInformation and Culture: Planning and Understanding Exhibits Planning and Understanding Exhibits
2021Fall TermINF 385TSpecial Topics in Information Science: Disaster Planning and Response Disaster Planning and Response
2021Fall TermINF 386EInformation and Culture: Planning and Understanding Exhibits Planning and Understanding Exhibits
2021Fall TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Preservation Science and Practice Preservation Science and Practice
2021Spring TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques: Introduction to Paper Conservation Introduction to Paper Conservation
2021Spring TermINF 385TSpecial Topics in Information Science: Disaster Planning and Response Disaster Planning and Response
2020Fall TermINF 386EInformation and Culture Planning and Understanding Exhibits
2020Fall TermINF 393CConservation Laboratory Techniques Preservation Science and Practice