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| FOOD AND DRINK
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| PHOTOCOPYING
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bound or older, fragile volumes, use one of the edge copiers in the Library.
Forcing volumes to lie flat can damage the binding.
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| REMOVING BOOKS FROM THE SHELF
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 The book on the left has headcap damage |
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| Remove a book from the shelf
by pushing back the one on each side and grasping the needed one by the
middle, rather than by pulling from the top of the spine. The cloth or leather
at the top of the spine is not that strong, and repeated pulling from the
top of the spine eventually causes damage.
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| WATER DAMAGE AND MOLD
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wet. If a book does get wet, bring it right away to the Circulation Desk.
If caught quickly, Preservation staff can dry the book under controlled
conditions to keep mold from growing, and reduce swelling that occurs when
the pages and binding get wet.
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| OTHER STUFF
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| Do not try to carry too many
books at a time, or try to remove too many at once from a shelf.
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| Never write in a library book or underline passages | Never remove illustrations from library books | Don't remove text pages either! | ||
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| Use a bookmark to keep your
place rather than laying an open book face down, turning down the corners,
or using post-it notes, paper clips, or other objects.
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| Return books at the Circulation
Desk whenever you can, instead of using a book drop. In a book drop, books
can land in an open position, and are damaged as other books pile on top
of them.
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Thank you for your efforts to help preserve the Library's collections. Click here for additional information on proper handling and storage of a variety of library materials. Please contact me for further information on preservation issues.
Head, Preservation Department
University of Delaware Library
302.831.0196
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