Thank you.
Sue
William Peniston wrote:
> I don't know how "small" your problem is, but my experiences dealing
> with floods may be of some help. First of all, you need to freeze the wet
> books immediately Pack them into milk crates, spine down, fairly loosely.
> Then you need to find a professional freeze-dry company. Call your
> colleagues in the LA area. Once you get your books back from the
> freeze-dryer, then you will have to evaluate your books to determine whether
> you need to hire a book conservator. Most library binders have preservation
> departments that could help. All of this should be charged to the insurance
> company. I hope that this is useful.
> William A. Peniston, Ph.D.
> Librarian
> The Newark Museum
> 49 Washington Street
> P.O. Box 540
> Newark, NJ 07101
> Telephone: (973) 596-6625
> Fax: (973) 642-0459
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sue Maberry [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 9:46 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Help. We're flooding!
> >
> > All this rain, and a storage room in the basement has flooded. We have
> > many boxes of books stored on the floor getting wet. Apparently,
> > insurance will pay for a vendor to come in and clean it up and deal with
> > the wet books. Does anyone know of a vendor in LA we could call who
> > could come in and handle this relatively small job?
> > Thanks,
> > Sue
> >
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> > Sue Maberry, Director
> > Otis College of Art & Design Library
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