LIBRARY COLLECTION PRESERVATION

Library Policy – C12 06/2014

YOUR LIBRARY HOUSES RARE AND VALUABLEMATERIALS THAT NEED TO BE TREATED WITH CAREAND CONSIDERATION. THESE ITEMS INCLUDE:

- LAW REPORTS FROM THE 1800s- OLD BOOKS, NO LONGER PUBLISHED- MICROFICHE- LIBRARY IPADS- LOOSELEAF FOLDERS

YOUR COLLECTION

FRAGILE LEATHER BOUND REPORTS

RARE BOOKS – DONATIONS & FIRM PUBLISHED BOOKS

REPORT SERIES LIMITED TO ONLY A FEW AUSTRALIAN LIBRARIES

PRESERVATION

TAKE CARE WHEN HANDLING LIBRARY MATERIALS. BE GENTLE WITH DELICATE BOOKS, REPORTS AND LIBRARY EQUIPMENT

DAMAGE TO MATERIALS CAN BE PREVENTED BY CONSIDERATE USE.

DON’T MARK TEXTS WITH PEN, PENCIL OR HIGHLIGHTERS.

IF TAKING MATERIALS OUT OF THE LIBRARY, MAKE SURE THE ITEMS ARE CARED FOR AND STORED AWAY FROM WATER, FOOD AND PETS.

MAKE WISE CHOICES

EAT FOOD AND DRINK BEVERAGES AWAY FROM LIBRARY COLLECTION

FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS ARE TO REMAIN IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AND BALCONY BUT NOT IN THE LIBRARY

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BE CONSCIOUS AND CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU’RE EATING OR DRINKING WHEN USING LIBRARY MATERIALS

NOTIFY THE LIBRARY STAFF

IF YOU SEE ANY SPILLS OR NOTICE DAMAGE TO LIBRARY MATERIALS, TELL YOUR LIBRARIAN

IF YOU CAUSE ANY MINOR OR MAJOR DAMAGE TO LIBRARY MATERIALS, SPEAK TO YOUR LIBRARIAN

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THAT WAY WE CAN REDUCE LONG TERM DAMAGE AND PRESERVE ITEMS

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT

WE PREFER TO KEEP ALL LIBRARY ITEMS ACCESSIBLE TO STAFF AT ALL TIMES

WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO PRESERVE MATERIALS TO THEIR OPTIMAL CONDITION

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REDUCE THE NEED TO REPLACEMATERIALS AT COST

STOP PESTS AND INSECTS FROM INHABITING THE LIBRARY

REAL EXAMPLES

COFFEE SPILT ON A 1824 LAW REPORT = PERMANENT STAINS ON MULTIPLE PAGES

LUNCH CRUMBS LEFT IN BOOK + NO NOTIFICATION TO STAFF =MOULD FOUND ON PAGES YEARS LATER

FOOD AND DRINK RESIDUE ON SHELVES= COCKROACH AND WEEVILS IN LIBRARY

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THE

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