Book Conservation
Book Conservation in the Cornell University Conservation Unit is responsible for the preservation and conservation of rare materials in all of the Cornell University Library collections. We provide the following services for the Cornell University Library:
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We also reach out to the local library community and beyond by offering workshops in Care of Collections, Mold, Exhibit Preparation, Care and Handling of Materials during Scanning, and Disaster Planning and Preparation.
Treatment Options and Duration
Repair for circulating, interlibrary loan, some rare materials (.5 -2 hrs.)
- Book Repair
- Page repair
- Opening pages
Conservation of rare materials (2 hours or more)
- Reback
- Wash/resew
- Rebind
- Other repair
Enclosures (.5 hrs. – 8 hrs.)
- MM case/Reinforced MM case (Usually for circulating materials and high density storage)
- Clamshell box (Usually for rare, important materials)
Contact: Michele BrownHamill, Book Head Conservator, mb72@cornellmh92@cornell.edu, 607 255-2484.
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