While preparing serials to either be shelved or prepared for binding, I often discover or receive damaged issues from other … More
Category: preservation
The Preservation category is a default category generically assigned to every post unless the post author deselects the category; originally called Conservation. Review and reassignment of posts with this category is an ongoing activity.
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 Repair Boot Camp
One important part of my job is to train new student employees, but one of my highlights is to teach book … More
The Grinch-Conservator
I’m going to grinch about your holiday decorating. Pinterest is awash in images of “Christmas trees” made from stacked-up books. … More
Preserving the Present: Born-Digital Web Content
In the Iowa State University Library Digital Collections, we mainly have collections of things that we have digitized here at the … More
