Craig Fansler

Craig Fansler
Craig Fansler (he/him)
Preservation Librarian

Craig Fansler is the Preservation Librarian at ZSR Library of Wake Forest University. He holds an MLIS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Science in Management from Troy University and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from East Carolina University. He has restored books and built protective enclosures for archival materials. Craig is currently involved professionally with the Guild of Book Workers. Craig regularly teaches book repair workshops across North Carolina for the North Carolina State Library (North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources).

Publications

Fansler, Craig. (2022). Home Lab. Guild of Book Workers JournalThe, 51, 48-54. https://guildofbookworkers.org/journal

Fansler, Craig. (2020). Book Repair Workshops in North Carolina: This is How We Do It. Strategic Library, (80, November 2020), 4. https://0c369f9e-30ac-4530-97b7-61345b01cad7.filesusr.com/ugd/86e7f7_59560d92d7fd45859b6837634124cac4.pdf

Fansler, Craig. (2020). Fansler, Craig. (2020). Book Repair Workshops in North Carolina: This is How We Do it. North Carolina Libraries, 78(n. 1), p. 17-20. http://www.ncl.ecu.edu/index.php/NCL

Fansler, Craig, McLelland, Courtenay, & Britton, Tracey. (2018). Featured Interview: Preservation Librarianship. Guild of Book Workers Newsletter, (237), 12-13.

Fansler, Craig. (2017). An Interview with Bill Hanscom, Weissman Conservation Center, Harvard University. Guild of Book Workers Newsletter, August, 2017. Guild of Bookworkers, Aug. 2017(233), 15-16. https://guildofbookworkers.org/sites/guildofbookworkers.org/files/newsletter/gbw233.pdf

Bennett, Stephanie, & Fansler, Craig. (2017). Bringing Dolmen Press Printing Blocks Further into the Light. Journal of the Society of North Carolina Archivists, 14, 2-11. https://www.ncarchivists.org/J-SNCA

Lock, Mary Beth, Fansler, Craig, & Webb, Meghan. (2016). (R)Evolutionary Emergency Planning: Adding Resilience through Continuous Review. International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management, 5(2). https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-risk-contingency-management/53135

Fansler, Craig. (2015). Director’s Cut: Italian Neorealism Film and the Giuseppe De Santis Papers. Archival Outlook, (November/December 2015), 4-5, 23. https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=282045

Lock, Mary, Fansler, Craig, & Webb, Meghan (2015). Emergency Planning (R)Evolution: Making a Comprehensive Emergency Plan for the Present and the Future. Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries. IGI-Global: Hershey, PA.

Fansler, Craig. (2014). The Dolmen Press Collection: One Collection, Many Uses. Archival Outlook, (Nov./Dec. 2014), 10 and 26. https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?m=30305&l=1

Petersen, Rebecca, Gilbertson, Kevin, & Fansler, Craig. (2014). The Missing Link: Observations on the Evolution of a Web Archive. Journal of the Society of North Carolina Archivists, 11(1).

Daugman, Ellen, & Fansler, Craig. (2014). Developing a Continuity of Operations Plan. North Carolina Libraries, 71(2), 18-26. http://www.ncl.ecu.edu/index.php/NCL/index

Fansler, Craig. (2013). Understanding Your Research Needs. Research Like a Librarian: Accessing Information in the 21st Century. Wake Forest Digital Publishing: wakExpress: Winston-Salem,NC. https://wfu.tizrapublisher.com/research-like-a-librarian/

Fansler, Craig. (2012). The Repair of Large-Scale Theater Posters. Archival Product News, 17(3), 6-8. https://www.archival.com/newsletters/apnewsvol17no3.pdf

Fansler, Craig, & Yun, Audra. (2012). Inside the Box: Incorporating Archival Material Into Undergraduate Information Literacy Instruction. Journal for the Society of North Carolina Archivists, 9(1), 15-24. http://www.ncarchivists.org/publications/journal-of-the-society-of-north-carolina-archivists-j-snca/

Fansler, Craig. (2012). Found! Restoring and Digitizing the Cuala Press Sample Book. North Carolina Library Association, 70(1 (2012)), 25-27. https://www.ncl.ecu.edu/index.php/NCL/article/viewFile/345/423

Fansler, Craig. (2010). A Workshop with Don Rash. Guild of Book Workers Newsletter. Gild of Book Workers Newsletter, (190), 8-9.

Fansler, Craig. (2009). The Library in the Classroom. ALA-APA Library Worklife, 6(12). https://www.ala-apa.org/newsletter/newsletter.html

Book Reviews

Fansler, Craig. (2022). Review of Exhibits and Displays: A Practical Guide for Librarians. Technical Services Quarterly, 39:2, 2022, 204-205. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07317131.2022.2045444

Fansler, Craig. (2016). Review of In-House Bookbinding and Repair. Technical Services Quarterly, 33(3).

Presentations

Fansler, Craig. (2017, March). Irish Ink: Printing and Visualizing the Dolmen Press Collection. Society of North Carolina Archivists Annual Meeting, Boone, NC. https://zsr.wfu.edu/inside/2017/society-of-north-carolina-archivists-conference-asheville/

Fansler, Craig. (2015, March). Preserving Forsyth’s Past. “Removing Barriers: Outreach & Diversity in Action”, Greenville, NC. https://www.slideshare.net/fanslerc/preserving-forsyths-past-snca-lightning-round-pfp

Fansler, Craig. (2014, April). The Dolmen Press: One Collection, Many Uses. Connect, Create, and Celebrate: Archives in the 21st Century., Raleigh, NC.

Fansler, Craig, & Petersen, Rebecca. (2013, October). Clarence Herbert New: A Man of Extremes. Prepared in Mind and Resources: Collaboration, Relevance, and the Re-Imagined Archives, Furman University, Greenville, SC.

Fansler, Craig, & Petersen, Rebecca. (2013, August). Clarence Herbert New: A Man of Extremes. Archives 2013, New Orleans, LA.

Fansler, Craig, & Yun, Audra. (2011, May). Inside the Box: Incorporating Archival Material into Undergraduate Information Literacy Instruction. University of North Carolina Library Asociation (LAUNCH) Research Forum, Chapel Hill, NC.

Fansler, Craig, Eagle, Audra, & Hoff, Rachel. (2010, March). Preserving Forsyth’s Past. Society of North Carolina Archivists (SNCA) Annual Conference, Pinehurst, NC.

Fansler, Craig. (2009, May). The Library in the Classroom. LAUNCH-CH Research Forum, Chapel Hill, NC.

Committees & Offices Held

Guild of Book Workers, Journal Committee. (Oct. 2024- present).

Society of North Carolina Archivists Board, Member at Large. (March 21, 2012 – March 21, 2013).

Society of American Archivists Preservation Section Steering Committee, Member. (February 2011 – August 2015).

Society of North Carolina Archivists Archives Week Committee, Member. (January 1, 2011 – Present).

North Carolina Preservation Consortium, President, Vice President, Board Member. (January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2021).