Book Conservation in the Cornell University Conservation Unit is responsible for the preservation and conservation of rare materials in all of the Cornell University Library collections. We provide the following services for the Cornell University Library:
We also reach out to the local library community and beyond by offering workshops in Care of Collections, Mold, Exhibit Preparation, Care and Handling of Materials during Scanning, and Disaster Planning and Preparation.
Contact: Michele Brown, Book Conservator, mb72@cornell.edu, 607 255-2484.
Repair (.5 -2 hrs.) Usually for Circulating, Interlibrary loan, some Rare materials |
Book Repair |
Page repair |
Opening pages |
Restore (2 hours or more) Usually for rare materials |
Reback |
Wash/resew |
Rebind |
Other repair |
Enclosures (.5 hrs. – 8 hrs.) |
MM case/Reinforced MM case (Usually for circulating materials) |
Clamshell box (Usually for rare materials) |