Stop. Leaving. Sticky notes. In. Library. Books!
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Sure! The most recent compensation survey that the American Institute for Conservation has is from 2014. You can access the PDF here. It’s posted on this page of AIC surveys, which also includes links to surveys about continuing education for conservators, the use of social media by conservators, and others. There’s a lot of factors […]
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💔 💔 💔 💔 No love for whoever used these pink heart-shaped sticky notes in one of our library books. They are now firmly attached to the page, even after only being placed there less than 8 months ago. Our circulation staff sent this book to Preservation after they tried to remove one of the […]
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I’d rather not admit how long it took me to realize that the coffee stain ring on this book’s cover was actually a deliberate part of its design. It helped that I had two copies to look at! The book is “Workspheres”, based on an exhibition at the @moma
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TGIF! “Christ Among the Doctors” by Maestro Bartolome, ca 1480-88
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Somebody memorialized their Eureka moment on the title page of this library book.
There’s always that moment of trepidation when I haven’t yet figured out what’s making the pages of a book stick together, particularly when said book features many images of art featuring nude women. In this case it was just tape or Post-it note adhesive residue…what a relief! But seriously, be kind to librarians and conservators…keep […]
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This is why I can’t stop giggling while working on this 18th century herbal.
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Today I’m working on a treatment that is basically the rare book equivalent of cleaning under the couch cushions. This 2-volume herbal was used by a previous owner as a plant press, and many leaves, flowers and other assorted plant parts were discovered in-between its pages by our special collections librarian. The plants had already […]
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How not to fix a book, example #47.