Preservation and Conservation Units and Initiatives

Preservation Administration
Development of policies and programs to ensure the long-term preservation of the library's collections
Bindery Preparations
Library binding of serials and monographs.
Book Repair
In-house repair and rebinding of books from the circulating collections.
Conservation
In-house treatment of rare and special collections materials.
Digital Preservation
Study and advisory services on policy for the long-term preservation of digital collections.
Environmental Monitoring
Collection and analysis of the library's storage environments.
Preservation of audiovisual media
Collaborative program with the Digital Conversion Unit to digitize and preserve rare or unique audiovisual recordings
Mass Deacidification
Treatment of books printed on acidic paper that has not yet gone brittle