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Library valentine about tape

sonofahurricane: npr: conservethis: Roses are red, Violets are blue, If you put tape on your books, I’ll never EVER love you. As a book-lover I support this valentine. -Mabinty can someone explain to me why we hate tape on books? Like book tape (when my mom could spare it) has saved a couple of my […]

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(2/2) I collect pamphlets that were printed from 1900-1950, and recently I’ve been trying to store them better. I’m stacking them flat in plastic drawers (model# 116859 on the Staples website), but I feel like maybe I should be doing more to protect them – maybe individual plastic bags, maybe something like cardboard right next to each one for stability? Especially since some are VERY flimsy. Do you have any advice or know resources where I could learn about proper pamphlet storage? Thanks!

Hi!  A good rule of thumb for storage of paper items is that paper is the best way to store paper. Of course, you want to use very high quality paper filing supplies, so look for words like “buffered” or “acid-free” on the box. I highly recommend buffered paper folders to store the kind of […]

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Good advice, for bookbinders and non-bookbinders enough. However, sometimes you have to learn when it’s more advantageous to be “good enough” rather than perfect. (Photo by conservethis )

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Conservation in the Commons: Using Social Media for Conservation Outreach

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 […]