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PAPER AND ITS PROBLEMS
D.J. PRIESTPaper has become such a commonplace feature of everyday life that it is often taken very much for granted and so it is worth pausing at the start of this article to remind…
LABORATORY IN THE LIBRARY: ARCHIVAL CONSERVATION IN STIRLING UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
ROBIN. J. DAVISThe word “librarian” sums up brilliantly the notion that librarians work in libraries, but is in other respects most uninformative: it tells the world nothing about the myriad…
SCOTTISH NEWSPAPERS
ANN MATHESONHistorically, the Scottish newspaper came into being in the 17th century, some years after its English counterpart. News was first transmitted to Scotland from London and abroad…
THE ROLE OF THE CONSERVATION UNIT WITHIN SHEFFIELD CITY LIBRARIES
TERESA JANUSZONOKIn 1983 the Conservation Unit for Sheffield City Libraries was created within the Archives Section (Sheffield Record office), employing the first qualified (sole) conservator in…
RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE WANLOCKHEAD MINERS' LIBRARY
STUART JAMESAt almost 1,500 feet above sea level Wanlockhead is the highest village in Scotland, lying in the Lowther Hills some eight miles above Sanquhar in Nithsdale and a similar distance…
DANIEL J. BOORSTIN AND THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Daniel J. Boorstin, Librarian of Congress, resigned his post on 15 June, 1987 in order to devote more time to writing and lecturing. The twelfth Librarian of Congress, he had held…