Preservation
Videos:
Murder
in the Stacks
In this entertaining presentation, Holmes and Watson explore
some simple book handling techniques which can prevent damage
to library books. (1987) 15 minutes.
|
Preservation
Exhibits
Neilson
Library "Our Books Are In Your Hands" Highlights
common types of damage to library books and gives tips on prevention
and safe handling.
|
|
How
to Operate a Book An examination of
book structures throughout history, the ways they work, and how
best to handle them to preserve their physical integrity. (1986)
30 minutes.
|
Young
Science Library "The Chemistry of Paper" Explores
the paper-making process, and the problems of acidic paper.
|
|
Use
or Abuse Explores the role of staff and patrons in maintaining
library collections. Covers the structure of modern books, rebinding
and repair practices, and safe care and handling. (1986) 25 minutes.
|
|
|
Library
Preservation: Recasing This
instructional video features Don Etherington, internationally
known bookbinder and conservator, demonstrating simple cloth binding
repair techniques. (1987) 80 minutes.
|
|
|
Library
Binding: A Collaborative Process, A Shared Responsibility Describes
the partnership between the library and the bindery in the preservation
of library materials. Gives a short tour of a bindery and shows
how a book is bound. (1990) 25 minutes.
|
|
|
Slow
Fires: On the Preservation Of The Human Record Shown on PBS,
this video highlights the pressing problem of acidic paper in
books and other printed materials, and discusses the need to preserve
films, maps, and other library collections. Narrated by Robert
MacNeil. (1987) 30 minutes.
|
|
|
Into
the Future This sequel to Slow Fires addresses urgent
issues of preserving electronic media and computer data before
the technology used to create them become obsolete. (1992) 30
minutes.
|
|
