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Conservation of Plastics Professional Workshop Review

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The Conservation of Plastics Professional Workshop held in October 2018 at Pratt Institute is a four day course divided equally between theoretical and practical sessions. Conservation of Plastics enable participants to identify the major families of...

The Ounce: Don't Dry This at Work/Home

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Welcome to The Ounce, an occasional missive for Harvard Library colleagues from Preventive Programs in HL Preservation Services. The Dry Humidity Season: November-February During the fall and winter season, indoor humidity levels drop, presenting risks...

The Ounce: Preparing for Hurricane Season

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Welcome to The Ounce, an occasional missive for Harvard Library colleagues from Preventive Programs in HL Preservation Services. Welcome also to hurricane season, which has been a thing since at least 1954, when a large elm was uprooted by Hurricane Carol...

Environment and Storage

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Service Description To help Harvard Library Repositories and Shared Services locations preserve collections by providing appropriate storage environments, Preservation Services experts: Work with Repositories and local Facilities Management partners to...

Handling East Asian Scrolls

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Overview Pictorial art and calligraphy mounted as scrolls demand careful handling and viewing practices. The mounted scroll is a complex laminate structure engineered to support and protect the artwork. With their unique components of silk and paper...

Protecting Collections During Renovation

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This guide for Library Managers was developed by Harvard Library Preservation Services in consultation with FAS Library Facilities and several L ibrary c ollection managers . Planning concepts are followed by specific hazards and how to mitigate them...

Conservation Treatment

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Both Collections Care and the Weissman Preservation Center offer conservation treatment for the millions of books, manuscripts, prints, drawings, maps, photographs, and other holdings that Harvard University has amassed for research and teaching since its...

The Ounce: Oh, The Humidity!

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Welcome to The Ounce, an occasional missive for Harvard Library (HL) colleagues from Preventive Programs in HL Preservation Services. The High Humidity Season: June-September During the summer season (June 21 st-September 21 st) indoor humidity levels...

Preserving Memories and Masterpieces

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Your treasured books, papers, photographs, audio recordings, videos, and digital media get damaged when adverse conditions cause unwanted chemical reactions. Moisture catalyzes reactions. Heat and light accelerate reactions. Dust and pollution contribute...

The Ounce: Dirty Book Diapers—Gross!

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Photo credit: Cheryl Fraser Welcome to a yucky edition of The Ounce, an occasional missive from Preservation Services about preventing damage to Harvard Library collections. We’ve tried to temper the unpleasant parts with comforting words like “puppy,”...