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PRESERVATION SERVICES

Preservation Services supports the teaching and research programs of the University of Virginia by facilitating and preserving access to the collections of the University of Virginia Library.

Activities include library binding, conservation treatments (paper and book repair, pamphlet binding, protective enclosures), reformatting of brittle books and audio-visual collections, disaster recovery and the promotion of preservation awareness. The ultimate goal is to maximize the longevity and utility of the collections for current and future users of the library.


Currently in Preservation ...

Biographie Universelle Ancienne et Moderne

This 45 volume set has been available in the Alderman Library reference room for many years and was heavily used. Detached cover boards and tenuously attached spines reveal hidden secrets about these bindings ... [more]

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Biographie

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University Library Disaster Plan

Binding:
Binding Schedule
Routing Slips
Binding preparation manual

Reports:
Preservation Task Force Report (4/2006 - pdf)
- Town Meeting Presentation (5/2006 - ppt)

Tape and Film Working Group Report (2/2006 - doc)
- Executive Summary (2/2006 - doc)

Recent Presentations:
Disaster Planning for VLA Libraries

One of Many Hats: Virginia Special Libraries Assocation:

Tutorials:
Adopt the Stacks - Stacks Maintenance Program (ppt)

Care and Handling: Student Shelvers (ppt | pdf handout)


 

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