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 […]
conservethis: Doing some spray deacidification with our Bookkeeper system here in the conservation lab. cemeteryconservation: Tell us more, what is the process? Well, first you spend about 15 minutes trying to remember how to turn on the mixer (you have to loosen a nut on the thing attached to the blue thing). Then you let […]
Just wanted to let y’all know that I’m going to be speaking as a panelist for the Library Collections Care Discussion Group at this year’s AIC Annual Meeting, which is less than a month away from now! I’ll be chiming in about using social media (Twitter, Tumblr, etc) as a form of conservation outreach. This […]
How to make a library conservator mad: steal all but the last 3 pages of an entire book, then leave behind the empty case for someone else to find.
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Today in the lab: encapsulating some vintage Star Wars posters with our Minter ultrasonic welder. Ps encapsulation is NOT the same thing as lamination.
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Friday morning project: preparing to fill out the Preservation Statistics survey. Here’s a handy infographic about preservation-related statistics! (Source: https://vine.co/)