All the Naked Ladies
I have recently discovered a sure-fire way to keep things interesting in my job: endeavor to repair books about photography. ...
Craig Preservation Lab
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A microspatula by any other name…
…would be just as useful. Following a recent orientation I gave for student employees within IU University Archives, it occurred ... -
Ultrasonic Misting- Part Two
In the previous post, I mentioned some of the factors involved in choosing a consolidant for the job at hand. ... -
Ultrasonic Misting- Part One
I’ve been busy the past several months in the Paper Lab getting together the parts, purchase requests and wherewithal to ... -
Bell Trace Art Class Visits the Lab
The Preservation Department and the Auxiliary Library Facility (ALF) hosted a group of local students this week for a tour. ... -
Evolution
In April, we had a lovely visit from the Guild of Book Workers / Midwest Chapter, while they were in ... -
Improved Ties for Portfolios
Occasionally unbound items come into the Paper Lab that are too thin to warrant a corrugated box, but they usually ... -
Of Baseball, Books, and Book Tape
What could a ticket to a Cincinnati Buckeyes baseball game in 1869 have in common with a book of Sophocles’ ... -
Future Book Artists
This week the Preservation Department hosted Bloomington’s Girl Scout Troop 3468. They came to learn about book arts so they ... -
Don’t Pull, Just Cut!
While working on this very damaged book, some words of advice from long ago kept ringing in my ears – ...