rom: "Melinda Hayes" <melindah_at_usc.edu>
I suggest you consult a conservator about using any sort of chemicals on
books or paper. A good place to start in dealing with mold on books and
paper is consulting the NEDCC (North East Document Conservation Center)
website): http://www.nedcc.org/home.php
They provide free downloadable preservation pamphlets on various topics
including "Emergency salvage of moldy books and paper":
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/3Emergency_Management/08SalvageMoldyBooks.php
This should get you started.
Melinda Hayes, Head
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 248
3550 Trousdale Parkway
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
Voice: 213-740-5141
Fax: 213-740-2343
Email: melindah_at_usc.edu
*From:*owner-COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu [mailto:owner-COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu] *On Behalf
Of *Lynn Sipe
*Sent:* Friday, August 05, 2011 2:09 PM
*To:* COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
*Subject:* CDL-Mold & mildew
From:
Katy Ginanni <ksginanni_at_email.wcu.edu> <mailto:ksginanni_at_email.wcu.edu>
We recently added a gift book to our collection before we realized that
it was somewhat moldy. (The mold was under the dust jacket; we are
experimenting with keeping dust jackets.) After the mold was discovered,
a cataloger suggested that we try a mold and mildew killer that he uses
at home. His wife, a theatre professor, also uses it on costumes, shoes,
etc.
Before we go to the {small} expense of buying some of this stuff, I
wonder if anyone has experience -- good or bad -- in using it on your
library books?
Thanks,
Katy G.
Katy Ginanni, Collection Development Librarian
Hunter Library
Western Carolina University
176 Central Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723
ksginanni_at_email.wcu.edu <mailto:ksginanni_at_email.wcu.edu>
828-227-3729 office
828-227-7380 fax
Received on Thu Aug 11 2011 - 03:01:54 EDT