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2. Conservation and restoration of books, manuscripts, documents ...

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   When cleaning and alkalization alone are not sufficient to stabilize the artifact, conservators may opt to repair and restore the materials. Mending and filling techniques for paper include narrow strips of torn Japanese tissue adhered with a reversible non-staining adhesive such as starch paste or methyl cellulose. Paper can also be mended ...

3. Media preservation - Wikipedia

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   Archivists can bake the tape, which evaporates water molecules on the tape, to temporarily restore the binder before making a copy. Magnetic tape can also be destabilized by magnetic remanence decay, which refers to the weakening of the tape's magnetization over time. This weakens the affected tape's readability, leading to reduced sound ...

4. Conservation and restoration of parchment - Wikipedia

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   Japanese paper: Paper is dissimilar to parchment in both appearance and behavior, which can pose the future issue of storing an object with composite materials. Paper infills can be toned with watercolor or acrylic paints to better match the original parchment appearance. Acrylic-toned papers are treated with various adhesives such as B-72 ...

5. Preservation (library and archive) - Wikipedia

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   The preferred method for storing manuscripts, archival records, and other paper documents is to place them in acid-free paper folders which are then placed in acid-free of low-lignin boxes for further protection. [21] Similarly, books that are fragile, valuable, oddly shaped, or in need of protection can be stored in archival boxes and enclosures.

6. Glassine - Wikipedia

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   Glassine adhesive tape has been used in book repair. In chemistry, glassine is used as an inexpensive weighing paper. It is applied in foodservice as a barrier between strips of products (for example: meat, baked goods). Glassine is resistant to grease and facilitates separation of individual foodstuffs. [citation needed]

7. Mold control and prevention (library and archive) - Wikipedia

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   Preservationists use one or a combination of these methods to combat mold spores in library and archival collections. Due to the resilient nature of mold and its potential for damage to library collections, mold prevention has become an important activity among preservation librarians. Although mold is naturally present in both indoor and ...