I posted pictures of this lovely contraption on the isupreservation Instagram feed a couple of months ago. This post goes…
Books, Boxes, and Book-Boxes
Often, students and the broader community may not be aware of the role preservation and special collections staff play at…
Finding the Whole in Pieces: Conservation of a Civil War Lithograph from 1863
As many in conservation know, objects come to a library or archive in myriad ways and conditions. Boxes, trash bags,…
Covering shedding bag weights
Here is a common bag weight that is used in conservation labs. It’s a very helpful kind of weight because…
ISU Parks Library’s Resident Library Rotation in Preservation by Katie Wampole
Introduction by Cynthia Kapteyn: The preservation lab was lucky enough to gain the interest of the library’s new Resident Librarian…
Library and Archives Preservation 