[padg] Re: Mold Follow-Up

[Michele Brown <mb72@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since mold damage is permanent and the treated items sometimes look as
though they still have mold, we put in a tag that states the item (or
pages) was treated, that the mold is no longer active, the date and the
name of the person who did the treatment.

If there is no evidence of mold  (for example if it was easily wiped
off the cover and didn't leave any stains) we don't include the
tag.



At 07:39 PM 5/6/2009, Mary Miller wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I really appreciated the mold discussion late last month.  I have a
> follow-up question regarding moldy items post-treatment.  Once an
> item has been treated for mold (or pests, for that matter) does your
> institution have a means for marking the item as having been
> treated?  And if so, do you physically mark the item, make a note in
> the record, or both? 
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mary Miller
>
> -- 
> Mary E. Miller
> Preservation Librarian
> Preservation Department
> Stanford University Libraries
> 1450 Page Mill Road Room 132
> Palo Alto, California 94304
> Ph:(650) 721-1612
> Cell: (650) 644-7869
> Fax:(650) 725-0547
> Email:
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Michele Brown
Book Conservator
Department of Preservation and Collection Maintenance
B-31 Olin Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-2484
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/operations/bookconservation.html