collection care

SECRETS IN THE SPINE, Conservation of a Bantry Rental Ledger
conservation intern pulls thread through the spine of the ledger, to sew it together.

Luca de Cilladi, Conservation Intern (2025-26), UCC Library When I first encountered Ledger 440, I thought what a plain repetitive book of names and numbers. But this seemingly plain volume had a significant problem. The ledger barely opened, limiting access for readers and placing...

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New Preservation Lab – UCC Library
conservator and archivist discuss treatment of damaged items

We are excited to announce the establishment of a newly equipped preservation laboratory dedicated to caring for UCC Library’s Special Collections and Archives. This project...

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