[PADG:2122] RE: prioritizing book repairs

["Julian Stam" <stam@xxxxxx>]

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I agree: Reviewing those items that are
used is both pragmatic and a decent indicator of continued use and, therefore,
need.

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Any available time left over can be used
to target collections of particular value or interest.

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From: owner-padg@xxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-padg@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Baird,
Brian J
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003
2:19 PM
To: 'padg@xxxxxxx'
Subject: [PADG:2121] RE:
prioritizing book repairs

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size=2 color=navy face=Arial>I think it is
always best to go with a usage driven conservation program.  Then, if you
find you have time left over you can begin to address the conservation needs of
the collections in a more strategic fashion.

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From: Douglas Sanders
[mailto:dsanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003
11:31 AM
To: padg@xxxxxxx
Subject: [PADG:2120] prioritizing
book repairs

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<font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana>Here
at the Indiana Historical Society, we have over 70,000 volumes in our
collection.  They are available for researchers and public to use
in-house.  To date, no survey has been done of their condition from a
conservation standpoint, though we have consistently surveyed other types of
holdings such as maps, pamphlets, graphic works, etc. and could adapt their
protocol.

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the past, if a volume has needed repair, it has generally been recognized as
such by a member of the library staff in a haphazard fashion, then passed on to
Conservation.  Once several are collected, they are sent off to a local
commercial bindery for repairs. 

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face=Verdana>With
recent changes of staff, we are now able to do some repairs in-house, and are
examining ways by which needy books will find their way into the Conservation
Lab.  One option is to begin the huge process of surveying books in
storage from point A to Z, and establishing various levels of priority- all of
which seems very inefficient.  Another option, which seems more feasible
is to introduce prioritization at point of return from circulation.
 Library reading room staff could be trained to recognize signs of damage,
then pass the &#8216;flagged&#8217; information on to Conservation.  This
results in a public needs-based prioritization.  Another method would be
to examine our use statistics to find the volumes that get the most requests
and go to them first to check their condition.

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<font size=2 color=black
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would appreciate receiving comments from others about what works and what
doesn&#8217;t in terms of bringing non-surveyed items into the lab, as
we&#8217;re starting almost from scratch.

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<font size=2 color=black
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Sanders

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Historical Society

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West Ohio Street

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