[KS] help with flooded books

[Edward Shultz]

As Ken Robinson noted, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, about six 
years ago, experienced a flood. Our preservation specialist wrote in 
response to your query:
I will be glad to try help her.  Freezing wet books and papers has been 
the standard treatment since the Arno flooded in Florence in the 1960s.  
It prevents mold growth and buys time to dry materials.
Contact Lynn Davis (ldavis at hawaii.edu) if you need additional help.

On 7/29/2011 5:27 PM, Agnieszka Smiatacz wrote:
> Dear list members
> l would like to ask if some of you know a library in Seoul which has a device to remove moisture from books. Due to the recent deluge l have lost a bunch of materials l have been using for my dissertation,therefore l want to save the rest from rotting completely.
> Any piece of advice will be most welcome.
> Wishing you a sunny and possibly dry summer,
> Agnieszka Smiatacz
>
>


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Edward J. Shultz
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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