How to Rescue a Wet, Damaged Book: A Handy Visual Primer

How to Rescue a Wet, Damaged Book: A Handy Visual Primer
How to Rescue a Wet, Damaged Book: A Handy Visual Primer
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How to save those wet, damaged books? The question has to be asked. Above, you can watch a visual primer from the Syracuse University Libraries—people who know something about taking care of books. It contains a series of tips, some intuitive, some less so, that will give you a clear action plan the next time water and paper meet.

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