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Date of next review: April 2026
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Selector Referrals and Decisions
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Damaged books from the collection are sent to Book Repair by Resource Services staff from all of the endowed libraries of the university. The Book Repair supervisor initially assesses the piece for possible transfer to RMC (based on year of publication and other factors). If referral to RMC is not necessary, the Book Repair supervisor makes one of the following decisions:
- If the paper is not fragile, and the sewing is sound, the book is repaired and returned to the appropriate library as quickly as possible.
- If the paper is fragile enough so that normal use may cause damage, AND the exact copy of the item in-hand has been digitized for HathiTrust or other digital preservation service, the item is sent to DBQ for transfer to the Annex, in an enclosure if necessary. This is because CUL is required to keep all physical items that have been digitized for preservation.
- If the paper is too fragile for normal use, and the exact item has NOT been digitized for preservation, the item will be sent to DBQ, who will refer it back to the selectors for their decision (see below).
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- Have the book digitized by DCAPS for HathiTrust, enclose if necessary, and transfer to Annex.
- Enclose only (as applicable), and transfer to Annex.
- Withdraw the item from CUL.
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When damaged or deteriorated materials enter the workflow as new acquisitions (e.g. donations, orders, or approvals, etc.), LTS staff should perform the following steps:
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