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Let's take another look at some of the “Elegant Enclosures” that we use in Special Collections! Today I'll offer you a close-up view of some of the structures we build in Preservation to accommodate…

“Whoops, I’ve torn a page of my book. That’s okay, I’ve got some handy tape right here, I’ll just fix it right up. Probably the Library folks will thank me….”(cue sound of record scratching)This has…

Hello again from Preservation! Our work repairing and making protective enclosures for collection items requires some particular tools! We are starting a series today showcasing those tools.…

You’ve seen our Preservation blogs in the past, where we have talked about our work as part of the Libraries’ Special Collections. This time I’m taking you out of the Library and into the larger…

Let’s See What’s In The Lab—Ancient Equipment!(If you get that Lab reference, you might have been around when this equipment was made!) It’s time for another glimpse into the Preservation Lab!…

Welcome back to the Book Spa, where the Preservation unit of the Special Collections Research Center shows you how we care for and rehabilitate books that are in the midst of a hard life. This…

Preservation is back with another post in our Elegant Enclosures series. These are processes and solutions we come up with to house objects that are not suited for standard boxes. Check out our…

Now that we’ve shown you a couple of book repair treatments that we perform in Preservation, we want to offer an inside look at the philosophy and thought processes for deciding what repairs are…

 Welcome back to another episode of At The Book Spa! Last time we talked about that great little treatment, the Spine Repair. This time we’re going to get a little more invasive with the book,…

Preservation is back with our first post in a series we are calling Elegant Enclosures! We want to share the process and solutions we come up with to house objects that are not suited for standard…