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Preservation and Conservation Services
Bookman carrying umbrella

FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT:

The Preservation and Conservation Department and its services:
Shannon Zachary (szachary@umich.edu), (734) 763-6980

A damaged library book:
Bring to circulation staff; they will route the item to Preservation.

Locating a book designated on MIRLYN as “at Book Repair”:
Book Repair, (734) 763-2446

Locating a book designated on MIRLYN as “at Bindery”:
Be patient! It should be back on the shelf in four-six weeks.

Purchasing acid-free envelopes and boxes for library collections:
Ann Thomas (athomas@umich.edu), (734) 764-6568

Securing help for wet library books:
Shannon Zachary (szachary@umich.edu), (734) 763-6980

Borrowing dehumidifiers and fans to dry out stack areas after a water leak or flood:
Shannon Zachary (szachary@umich.edu), (734) 763-6980

Environmental monitoring in a library collection:
Shannon Zachary (szachary@umich.edu), (734) 763-6980

Personal books that are damaged; care of home library:
Shannon Zachary (szachary@umich.edu), (734) 763-6980

Training and career opportunities in library preservation:
Carla Montori (cmontori@umich.edu), (734) 936-2402
Shannon Zachary (szachary@umich.edu), (734) 763-6980

Items listed as in "Preservation" in Mirlyn:
Lara Unger-Syrigos (ldunger@umich.edu), (734) 936-2289