Roll Your Own, or, Frugality is the Mother of Invention
First, let us define our terms — Roll Your Own informal – make one’s own cigarettes from loose tobacco noun … Roll Your Own, or, Frugality is the Mother of Invention
Elise Calvi
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Preservation Week Events in the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington, April 2016
Preservation Week is April 24 – 30, 2016 Every spring, libraries across the country participate in Preservation Week to raise … Preservation Week Events in the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington, April 2016
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Floating Discs
Sorry, this isn’t about alien spaceships. It is about how we designed an enclosure for delaminating lacquer discs so that … Floating Discs
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How to Eat an Elephant
As a new preservation librarian managing a large project for the first time, and faced with what I thought at … How to Eat an Elephant
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Postmortem
Postmortem [pohst-mawr-tuh m] Noun Medicine/Medical. a postmortem examination; autopsy. an evaluation or discussion occurring after the end or fact of … Postmortem
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The History of Sumatra, and of the book-cloth tape attached to its cover
Another day, another book with book-cloth tape. A nice book, though — The full-leather cover was worn, but the structure … The History of Sumatra, and of the book-cloth tape attached to its cover
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How Costs Factor into the Preservation of Library Collections
Although the image of the library conservator or preservation professional may be that of a person patiently performing careful, delicate, … How Costs Factor into the Preservation of Library Collections
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Inverse Relationships in Libraryland
One definition of inverse, from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is: adjective in·verse \(ˌ)in-ˈvərs, ˈin-ˌ\ –used to describe two things that are related in such … Inverse Relationships in Libraryland
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Spreading the Conservation Gospel
Hello all! My name is Chelsea Liddell and I am a student worker in the Preservation Lab. I work in … Spreading the Conservation Gospel
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Oh, the places you’ll go! (if you are a book …)
Some books really get around. A book’s life history may be of great interest (see, for example, the Book Traces … Oh, the places you’ll go! (if you are a book …)