THE BOOK DOCTOR
– continued
improved since that first year. The library’s day and more in-depth business the second Outreach Department advertises the Book day. In spite of all the efforts to advertise, Doctor Clinic through the university’s the event seems to register more with peoNational Public Radio station, the daily ple when they see it with their own eyes. campus announcement email and posters, Materials and Services as well as internal library announcements. In 2003 and 2004, the press release written The Book Doctor Clinic attracts people with all types of books needing repair. by Outreach resulted in an article in The Every year a couple of stuBeacon, the University of dents will bring their worn Tennessee’s student-run newsout text books for repair in paper. In 2004, the press order to sell them back to the release attracted the attention bookstore. These are not the of the local NBC affiliate, and type of books we prefer to both the preservation program attract with the event, but and the upcoming Book helping a student with a text Doctor Clinic were featured book still informs him or her on the five o’clock news Logos used in advertisements and about preservation and is a fliers for the Book Doctor Clinic. program. public service. Family Bibles All of these publication and Nineteenth Century bindings are very efforts and the change in location led to popular items at the Book increased interest in the event. Not only have there been more customers in the last Doctor Clinic and professors often bring in texts that are two years, but also people from outside of no longer in print yet valuable Knoxville who could not attend the clinic to their field. We have also called in with questions. The statistics for seen a hand-written the 2004 Book Doctor Clinic were: journal much treasured by rchival Products has the author’s descendent, a General or specific questions added new light gray about preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Nineteenth Century medical archival quality barrier boards Repaired materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 volume written by the current including E-flute, B-flute, 20 point Referrals/Consultations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 owner’s grandfather, beloved and 40 point archival board made childhood books and a specifically for new phase box The number of staff needed for the clin- dissertation written by a production systems. These barrier woman’s late husband over ic has also grown from two to four. In boards have a pH of 8.5 and 2004 the staff consisted of the preservation 60 years ago. contain a 3% calcium carbonate The services we offer librarian, two preservation staff trained in reserve. The boards pass the patrons attending the Book book repair and one Information Sciences Photo Activity Test (PAT) per ISO Doctor Clinic range from graduate student trained in book repair. 14523:1999 and pass stiffness, repair on-the-spot to passing Two other student assistants also helped abrasion and colorfast tests. with the set up and clean up and were “on out informational handouts. Contact us today at 800-526-5640 call” to bring down extra supplies from the It is still the rule that if an or info@archival.com to request item can be repaired in 20 conservation lab. The clinic has grown a sample of the new light gray minutes or less, we will do the from one large folding table to two tables archival boards. repair and return the item to and two book trucks. Typically, the clinic the patron that day. When receives more passing questions the first
Archival Products Expands Board Selection
A
3