Dear colleagues,
We had a nasty surprise in my library this morning, finding that we had a
few shelves covered in rat droppings and several books covered with
droppings on the tops of the books. We are getting exterminators out here
today, but I wondered if there is a best practice for dealing with the
books that were affected. Do you normally destroy and try to replace them,
or is there an effective way to clean them? Some of the mess is messy and
the rest is "dry". For now the area is cordoned off.
Are the books that surround the affected books salvageable with just
regular book cleaning techniques?
Many thanks for any wisdom as quickly as possible!
Laura
*Laura Turner*
*Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery*
Helen K. and James S. Copley Library
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: (619) 260-2365
lauraturner_at_sandiego.edu
*Office Hours: Mon.-Tues. and Thurs.-Fri., 8:30-4:30*
Received on Mon Aug 20 2018 - 14:55:50 EDT