Ron P. Swegman, BA

Interests & Expertise

Ron manages the binding of the library's periodicals for the permanent collection. He also assists the University Archivist on selected projects. He has a special interest in book repair and preservation techniques for circulating collections.

Background & Training

Ron holds a BA in print journalism and the history of art from Penn State University. He has also received a post-bacculareate fellowship in newspaper design and typography from The Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, FL, and a certificate in book repair and preservation from PALINET, Pittsburgh, PA. He came to Jefferson in July, 1999, after 9 years at the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked first in the slide collection of the Fine Arts Library, and later, as a library service assistant at the University's Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.

Publications & Presentations

museum of buildings: poems, Rush 2 Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1998.

Philadelphia On The Fly: a memoir, Amato Books, Portland, OR, 2004.