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Category: Disaster Planning and Response

Disaster planning is a proactive approach to preservation that includes resources used for efficient response. Disaster response refers to strategies employed by specialists when a disaster occurs.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom…but what about fire?

Every library that participates in interlibrary lending has experienced some damage to collection materials at some point in time.  There … More

conservation, fire, unusual damage

Peel and Stick

“Peel and stick” are very bad words in the world of books.  We know these as adhesive labels or sheets … More

book treatments, conservation, hall of shame, materials, unusual damage, water

Conservation Treatment Greatest Hits

It’s my final week at ISU Library, and I’m feeling nostalgic. Looking back on my five and a half years in … More

book treatments, conservation, documentation, enclosures, materials, paper treatments, water

TEK Wipe and Tidelines

The AIC Annual Meeting in 2014 was abuzz with the virtues of Tek Wipe as a paper conservation material. We … More

2010 Ames Flood, book treatments, conservation, materials, mold, paper treatments, Sustainability, water

Hooray for Students!

Over the years, we have introduced and highlighted our many wonderful students and interns in the Preservation Department.  They perform … More

environment, mold, stacks maintenance, students

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