Single-item deacidification
system
Images and text by Garry
Harrison,
Head, Circulating Collections Conservation,
Indiana
University Libraries Preservation Department
Single-item deacidification
system
Though our department is
involved in an active mass decidification program, it is more practical
to deacidify some items in-house. This category is most commonly based on
size; specifically large, flat materials and some oversize books are
candidates. We use the Bookkeeper system, which administers the magnesium
oxide-bearing solution by means of compressed air.
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