Paul Banks<\/a>‘ 10 Laws of Conservation. 1. No one can have access to a document that no longer exists. 2. Multiplication and dispersal increase chances for survival of information. 3. Books and documents deteriorate all the time. 4. Use causes wear. 5. Deterioration is irreversible. 6. The physical medium of a book or document contains information. 7. No reproduction can contain all the information contained in the original. 8. Authenticity cannot be restored. 9. Conservation treatment is interpretation. 10. No treatment is reversible.<\/p>\n Pronouncements, contradictions, and truths: there is so much to unpack<\/a>. Like many other conservation professionals<\/a> I think about this list often; especially when I see in my work space, a photocopy <\/a>of a creased paper copy re-printed by a colleague years ago (re: laws 2, 4, 6, and 7). This list is valid for other specialites<\/a>, how does it relate to you?<\/p>\n In house treatment at the Hay<\/span><\/p>\n Another ‘law’ proposed by a colleague suggests something along the lines of, “If it has been repaired once, it will be repaired again.”<\/p>\n A book<\/a> from the Williams Table<\/a> collection circulated to the lab because of detached boards<\/a>. I could tell that the book had been rebacked<\/a> with a traditional repair<\/a> because of the two different leathers visible on both boards and the spine<\/a>. More evidence of previous treatment were silked<\/a> pages, pressure-sensitive tape, and infills throughout the text block. The text also contains volvelles<\/a>, maps, and other complex printed matter<\/a> that have survived intact. Did the binding repair fail due to popularity\/ overuse (19 circulations alone since 2013), or because the materials<\/a> or methods failed 100-or-so years later? And is that failure, or part of a life cycle<\/a>?\u00a0 This book has already been repaired once, and it is getting repaired again.<\/p>\n Find conservation online and in person<\/span><\/p>\n New technology isn’t just about computing, how will this medium<\/a> age?<\/p>\n Multiple institutions in Boston have come together with exhibits, events, and a symposium<\/a> devoted to medieval manuscript studies this November. If a trip to Boston<\/a> is unappealing, participate in a do-it-yourself medieval manuscript tour<\/a> throughout Rhode Island!<\/p>\n I admire conservators who empower communities <\/a>by sharing specialized knowledge about collection care techniques. Or, commit to keeping traditions<\/a> alive in communities apart from their own. However, art conservation as a community in the United States, both inside and out is problematic<\/a> in its exclusivity. How can this be?\u00a0We all abide by<\/a> the same strict guidelines for our work.\u00a0With more expensive and time consuming regulations around training, who can afford<\/a> to be a professional? Do the demographics extend to conscious or unconscious bias when treating cultural property? Whose culture<\/a> is it, anyway?<\/p>\n Catchwords<\/span><\/p>\n Forging the future of special collections<\/a>. More to come in December.<\/p>\n -Rachel Lapkin, Library Materials Conservator<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A quarterly installment highlighting Library Conservation in the Brown University community, conservation news around the internet, and ways for you to connect with conservation. Book and paper conservation [at Brown] Paul Banks‘ 10 Laws of Conservation. 1. No one can have access to a document that no longer exists. 2. 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