Recovering Books and Photos
Nancy E. Kraft, head of preservation at UI Libraries, is co-editor of The Flood Recovery Book. First developed in response to the 1993 flood and revised in 2005, the book offers a wealth of practical advice for people dealing with water problems. Here are just a few of the topics covered:
- Tips for saving wet books
- Drying wet books and records
- Emergency salvage of photographs
See http://hosted.lib.uiowa.edu/flood/ for more information.