| Paper and Paper-Adjacent Materials |
Technical Services Location: Founders Memorial 71S Phone: 815-753-0528 |
| Rare Books and Special Collections |
Rare Books and Special Collections Location: Founders Memorial 403 Phone: 815-753-9838 Email: rbsc@niu.edu Homepage: https://library.niu.edu/university-libraries/sca/about/rbscreadingroom.shtml |
Staff might change over the course of time, so this guide will not list specific people to contact.
DO NOT use tape to correct torn pages.
Repeat: DO NOT use any form of tape, adhesive, or plastic to correct anything on a book
Do not use tape on any part of a book. When attaching information to an object, use a piece of paper as a bookmark, or a short-term post-it style note.
Here are some examples of the sorts of repairs Technical Services can undertake.
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Spines are torn or falling off: These book can have their spines re-affixed. |
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Covers are falling off: These covers can be pasted back down. |
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Pages are torn, loose or missing: These pages can be glued back in place, "tipped" in, or otherwise re-affixed. |
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Hinges are torn or loose: These hinges can be re-secured. |
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Contents are loose, super is torn and book is separated from cover: The text block can be re-affixed to the cover. |
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Cover is splitting at corners, very dirty, etc.: This cover can be cleaned and even re-covered. |
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Insect, mold, water damage: Mold is particularly important to catch as mold can spread to the rest of the collection! Mold can be killed and cleaned. Insects can be removed. |
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Brittle pages: These can be tipped in or re-hinged to prevent loss. |
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Broken back: This can be resecured. |
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Misshapen books: While more difficult, many misshapen books can be reformed. |
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