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Good afternoon. I am working on a collection inventory of the artists' book collection at my institution and have recently identified some artists' books in the general circulating collection that I plan to transfer to special collections. Some of these books were inexpensive paperbacks when purchased (ex. Ed Rushca's books) and have since been placed in library bindings. Is there any protocol for whether to remove these books from their library bindings in an attempt to restore them to their original state (or closer to it)? I am a preservation specialist and could remove them, but they would likely still show evidence of having been in library bindings. Have you encountered this issue or do you have thoughts about whether to leave them in the bindings or not? Thank you for any help or advice you may have. Best, Suzanne -- *Suzanne Sawyer**Preservation Specialist* She/Her/Hers <https://intercultural.uncg.edu/student-advocacy-outreach/lgbt-community/lgbtq-resources/trans-resources/why-pronouns-matter> Special Collections & University Archives UNC Greensboro - University Libraries 320 College Avenue Greensboro, NC 27412 336.334.5145 <(336)%20334-5145> <https://uncgpreservation.blogspot.com/> <https://www.instagram.com/uncgpreservation/> <https://www.facebook.com/UNCGPreservation/> <https://library.uncg.edu/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~