Topics
Bibliophily
Carl Sagan at the Great Library of Alexandria (YouTube, 10:32)
A 3-D Panorama (this must be heaven)
Booklove - by Jerry Stern
What A Library Means to Me - by Adam Wilson
Book Curses
Thompson Conservation Lab (Technology of the Medieval Book)
A Brief History of Paper - by Patricia Palmer Selinger
Book Arts Webpages
Skin Deep Newsletter (Newsletter from J. Hewit & Sons, Tanners and Leather Dressers)
On-Line Exhibits
Keeping Our Word: Preserving Information Across the Ages. An on-line exhibit from the University of Iowa Libraries
The Art of Books: A Prototype for an On-line Museum of the Craft and Art of Book Design. An on-line exhibit from the University of Wisconsin Libraries
Preserving the Past for the Future
A Virtual Exhibition of the Ravages of Dust, Water, Moulds, Fungi, Bookworms and other Pests
Links to Other Preservation Resources
COOL - COnservation OnLine
RLG "Long Term Retention of Traditional Research Materials"
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
Regional Alliance for Preservation
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies
Archival Products Newsletter
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
Useful Information
How to Protect Your Library and Its Books
Preserving Your Important Papers