2. YOUR LIBRARY HOUSES RARE AND VALUABLE
MATERIALS THAT NEED TO BE TREATED WITH CARE
AND CONSIDERATION. THESE ITEMS INCLUDE:
- LAW REPORTS FROM THE 1800s
- OLD BOOKS, NO LONGER PUBLISHED
- MICROFICHE
- LIBRARY IPADS
- LOOSELEAF FOLDERS
3. YOUR COLLECTION
FRAGILE LEATHER BOUND REPORTS
RARE BOOKS – DONATIONS &
FIRM PUBLISHED BOOKS
REPORT SERIES LIMITED TO
ONLY A FEW AUSTRALIAN
LIBRARIES
4. PRESERVATION
DAMAGE TO MATERIALS CAN BE
PREVENTED BY CONSIDERATE USE.
TAKE CARE WHEN HANDLING LIBRARY
MATERIALS. BE GENTLE WITH
DELICATE BOOKS, REPORTS AND
LIBRARY EQUIPMENT
DON’T MARK TEXTS WITH PEN, PENCIL
OR HIGHLIGHTERS.
IF TAKING MATERIALS OUT OF THE
LIBRARY, MAKE SURE THE ITEMS ARE
CARED FOR AND STORED AWAY FROM
WATER, FOOD AND PETS.
8. REAL EXAMPLES
COFFEE SPILT ON A 1824 LAW REPORT
=
PERMANENT STAINS ON MULTIPLE PAGES
LUNCH CRUMBS LEFT IN BOOK + NO
NOTIFICATION TO STAFF
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MOULD FOUND ON PAGES YEARS LATER
FOOD AND DRINK RESIDUE ON SHELVES
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COCKROACH AND WEEVILS IN LIBRARY