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k) Keep records of damaged items and discarded items. I) Materials should be placed in a freezer facility as quickly as possible to prevent the growth of mold. Care should be taken that containers do not fall over during transport, as further damage may result. Materials should be placed in refrigerated trucks if they cannot be frozen within forty-eight (48) hours. m) Records already stored in boxes should not be re-boxed unless absolutely necessary. Tip the boxes gently to allow excess water to drain out. Then quick- freeze the entire box. PAPER RECORDS - Volumes to be Air-Dried Washing procedure (to be performed off-site only). a) Keep books tightly closed and hold under cold, clean, running water. b) Remove as much mud as possible from the binding by dabbing gently with a sponge. Do NOT rub or use brushes and do NOT sponge the pages or edges, as these actions can force the mud into the spine or the wet pages, causing further damage to the volume. Let the motion of the running water clean off the dirt. c) Squeeze the book gently and with even pressure to remove excess water and to reshape the binding. d) Do NOT wash: 1. Open or swollen volumes. 2. Vellum or parchment bindings or pages. 3. Full or partial leather bindings. 4. Fragile or brittle materials. 5. Works of art on paper. 6. Water-soluble components (inks, tempera, watercolors, dyes, charcoal, etc.) 7. Manuscripts. 8. Saturated Volumes e) Do not open saturated volumes -- wet paper tears easily! f) Set volumes on their heads on absorbent paper. Pages tend to droop within the binding when a volume is shelved upright, so setting it on its head will counteract this tendency. Plastic sheeting should be placed under the paper toweling or unprinted newsprint to protect tabletops. Turn the volumes right side up when changing the paper beneath them. Their position should be reversed each time the paper is changed and the wet paper is removed from the area. Page 26