Aileen (and all on hasafran), Below is some useful information provided by Spertus Institute's book conservator, Karen Lee.
Kathy Bloch Associate Director Asher Library Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies 618 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605 Phone (312) 322-1745 Fax (312) 922-0455 www.spertus.edu I'm providing links to basic information on disaster response. This is material which anyone who is responsible for a paper collection ought to have read at least once. It's the preservation equivalent of poison-control information for day care workers -- when you need it, you REALLY need it, and NOW. Here's a collection of articles on response to a crisis: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/ .....and here's a resource for emergency treatment advice: http://www.nedcc.org/welcome/disaster.htm While work goes on to save the books and restore the space to usable condition, it's equally important to safeguard the health of those doing the work; mold can cause serious problems, and needs to be treated with appropriate care. Here are a couple of articles explaining the issues involved: http://siri.uvm.edu/library/flood.html http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/kaplan/moldfu.html I wish her luck... it's going to be a yucky week. Karen Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
