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Book deterioration is caused by a combination of factors, including environmental conditions, use, and acidity of the paper, says Doris M. Freitag, conservator of the University Library. Many of the books printed between 1800 and 1900 were printed on acidic paper because it was cheaper than acid-free paper and printed just as clearly. However, the acid in the paper "reacts with the air and breaks down the paper fibers," Freitag says. Books can begin deteriorating within 30 years of publication...
...order to combat this problem, librarians have banded together in a nationwide effort to pool resources to preserve as many books as they can. "There's a lot of cooperation and coordination between libraries," says Freitag. "Everybody's involved...
Budget overruns have forced the Fine Arts Library at the Fogg Museum to reduce student work hours. Wolfgang M. Freitag, librarian of the Fine Arts Library, said yesterday...
...Freitag said part of the reason for the library's shortage of work-study students is that not all work-study students meet the library's requirements. The library needs students with a high allowance of work-study hours because of the large amount of time required to train students, he added...
...Greater skills are needed in a small specialized library like this. We cannot afford to train people who can only work" a short time, Freitag said...