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

Where There’s Smoke… There’s Water

Recently, there was a small fire in one of the research labs on campus. Fortunately, the sprinkler system deployed and … More

Mindy Moe thought this might be a cigarette burn caused by some hot ash or a cigarette itself falling into … More

Recently, I’ve been working on the Albin Clothing Store records housed in ISU Library Special Collections & Archives. The records, … More