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Circulating Collections Book Repair Manual, Marianne Swanberry Hanley
Circulating Collections Book Repair Manual, Marianne Swanberry Hanley
Treatment Manuals
The audience for this manual are work-study students and library technicians working charged with repairing items from our circulating book collection. Be careful because a repair done incorrectly can cause more harm than good if you are not sure don’t do it. Never be afraid to ask, no question is too small.
It is important to maintain control over your work. Work should be neat and organized. When new staff is hired they are trained by an experienced person and given manuals for reference. Each employee’s work is reviewed periodically to be certain that they understand the principles and techniques …
Pragmatism And Compromise In Conservation, Peter D. Verheyen
Pragmatism And Compromise In Conservation, Peter D. Verheyen
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
I write this from the perspective of an apprentice-trained bookbinder and conservator who has spent most of his career working in academic research libraries in the US, work that has included working primarily with special collections, but also heavily used circulating collections and digitization. During this time I have also worked with many other conservators, interns from conservation/preservation programs and students of museum studies and librarianship. While the mission ensuring the long-term health of and continued access to the Library’s collections has not changed, how we do that work and prioritize activities has. This has been a result of changes …
Care And Handling Of Historic Sound Recordings, Robert J. Hodge, James Meade
Care And Handling Of Historic Sound Recordings, Robert J. Hodge, James Meade
Treatment Manuals
Manual on the care and handling, and cleaning of historic sound recordings as practiced at the Belfer Audio Archive. Covers cylinders and discs (78s, LPs, ...). Document contains links to videos demonstrating these techniques.
"Tuxedo" Phase Box (3 Variants), David J. Stokoe, Department Of Preservation And Conservation
"Tuxedo" Phase Box (3 Variants), David J. Stokoe, Department Of Preservation And Conservation
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
These diagrams depict 3 variants of the "tuxedo-style phase box,"a simple, low-cost, enclosure made from 20pt acid-free folder stock. It is designed to protect brittle, deteriorated, "low priority" items.