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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

The Book Arts Web

Book Information Website

Hand Papermaking

Skin Deep Newsletter (Newsletter from J. Hewit & Sons, Tanners and Leather Dressers)

Bonefolder Newsletter

Rare Book School at UVA

 

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