Conservation & Preservation Unit
The Conservation & Preservation Unit plans, oversees and coordinates a comprehensive preservation program for the care of the MSU Libraries' collections to ensure their continued use and access.
The Conservation & Preservation Unit contains the following units:
- Preservation Office
- Florence G. Wallace Conservation Lab
- Binding Preparation
- Disaster Recovery Committee
Services and activities in the preservation program include:
- conservation of books, maps and other paper-based items
- disaster preparedness planning and response
- deacidification
- reformatting
- rehousing
- binding
- environmental monitoring
- staff and user education
The preservation program also works with the Digital Information Division to coordinate preservation activities with the Libraries' digital collection.