What’s hiding under that book “repair” tape? Oh, it’s the original gold stamped spine, now ruined! (Source: https://vine.co/)
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This black and white silver-gelatin photograph is showing “silver mirroring”, which is when the silver particles in the image degrade. From certain viewing angles, the mirroring is not noticeable, but from other angles it is VERY noticeable. This particular photograph was dry-mounted to a piece of foam-core board, and also matted, both of which probably contributed […]
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Making rice starch paste in the conservation lab, using our coveted Cook & Stir. That thing makes some darn good paste. (Source: https://vine.co/)
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Rebacking a purple 19th century book today.
Soooooooooooo, I was doing some research and stumbled across an article from a 1989 issue of Library Journal, titled “ Nuke ‘Em! Library Pest Control Using a Microwave“. (The article isn’t available for free online, but you can probably find it in your local library) Oh, what could possibly go wrong? Well, fortunately for you, dear […]
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NO! Nooooooooooooooo! This is ONE book, y’all. One poor, 19th century book that has been tortured by tape. TAPE IS EVIL. (Source: https://vine.co/)
These are my notes, paired with some of the images I used on my slides, that I used to give my presentation as a panel member at the Library Collections Care Discussion Group during the 2015 AIC Annual Meeting. This talk will be a balance of “how to” and “why”. There are many other resources […]
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My own personal card catalog at home.
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Sometimes my job feels a little surreal… (I’m repairing the inner hinge of this book, which has some very expressive endpapers)
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This book nearly blinded me when I opened it because the mirrored endpapers reflected the ceiling lights when I opened it! #library (Source: https://vine.co/)