num_pages: 346
description: Traces the development of such techniques as care &amp; handling of library materials; pest control; repair &amp; binding; emergency planning; &amp; temperature control, lighting, &amp; other environmental safeguards. While the primary focus is books, the author also looks at pamphlets, periodicals, &amp; maps, as well as the influence of rare book &amp; manuscript handling on preservation techniques. Much of contemporary preservation thought &amp; practice has its underpinnings in the discoveries made during 1876-1910. Offers insight into the current problems for librarians &amp; others concerned with the preservation of our past in the printed word.
language: English
title: Our Past Preserved: A History of American Library Preservation, 1876-1910
titlecomplete: Our Past Preserved: A History of American Library Preservation, 1876-1910
ratings_count: 2
publisher: G K Hall