Samantha Schireson
Samantha Schireson is a Conservator at the National Library of Scotland. Their daily duties focus on the preparation, assessment, and safe handling of fragile paper-based and bound collections to support sustainable digitisation while ensuring long-term preservation.
They have expertise in risk management for vulnerable archival materials, including condition assessment, handling strategies, and mitigation planning for complex digitisation programmes. Their work supports access initiatives while upholding professional conservation standards for historically and structurally sensitive collections. Samantha received an MA in Conservation of Works on Paper from Northumbria University and an MLIS in Archival Management from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and has previously held posts at the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, and the University of Pittsburgh.
