Repairs without the tears It’s a fact. Certain activities within a library are, by necessity, dull. While some may think that book repair falls into that category they would definitely be mistaken. At the …Continue reading →
Home University of Edinburgh Library Essentials
September 25, 2023
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A Scottish Witness of the Great Kantō Earthquake
To mark the centenary of the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923, we are publishing a...
Come Hither: Walter de la Mare and the Young of All Ages
The English writer Walter de la Mare was born 150 years ago this week on...
Projects
Giving Decorated Paper a Home … Rehousing Books and Paper Bindings
In the first post of this two part series, our Collection Care Technician, Robyn Rogers,...
The Book Surgery Part 2: Bringing Everything Together
In this blog, Project Conservator Mhairi Boyle her second day of in-situ book conservation training...