Know & Go: How to Salvage Wet Books
Wet books happen—whether by spills, leaks, seeps or flood; maybe one book at a time or an entire shelf. This presentation introduces the main components involved in the recovery of wet books and will cover the best practices for salvaging various types of books. Emphasis will be on in-house techniques of minimal cost.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the main methods of recovery involved in salvaging wet books.
- Categorize wet books by priority.
- Recall and apply salvage techniques for various types of books.
- Discriminate between books that can and cannot be salvaged.
Target Audience:
Circulation librarians, ILL librarians, stacks supervisors and other staff and volunteers in libraries.
Prerequisites:
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements:
- None
- This event is open to group registration; no CEUs are available for this event.
Technical Requirements:
Live Online System Requirements
Session Duration:
This course consists of one 60-minute session.
Instructor: Carmen Cowick - cowick@amigos.org
February 2, 2015
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm CST
Online Classroom
United States
United States
| Amigos Member | $0.00 |
| Non-member | $25.00 |