[Sca-librarians] Cotton glvoes?

[john.sandstrom at sbcglobal.net]

I´ll admit to always wearing cotton gloves when handling most books over 25 years old.  But that is more a function my being allergic to some papers and inks.  The cotton cuts down on the exposure to a level that my hands don´t itch too badly.

Otherwise, call and ask them, as Johanna suggests.  

Omar
Who got his start in libraries working in a rare book department


--- On Wed, 12/3/08, Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com> wrote:

> From: Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sca-librarians] Cotton glvoes?
> To: "Solveig Throndarottir" <nostrand at acm.org>
> Cc: sca-librarians at lists.gallowglass.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 6:50 AM
> Why don't you phone and ask them?
> If it's the National Library of Medicine
> they may be able to pull and have the volumes available for
> your arrival.
> I used to go down with my mother in law when she was doing
> research there.
> I can't recall ever using gloves at that time and we
> were  taking a look 
> at  some
> old herbals for a project she was doing for a graduate
> class  in 
> anthropology.
> (LC's rare book room didn't require gloves at that
> time either.)
> That was prior to all the gates and fences and increased
> security.
> 
> Johnna
> 
> Solveig Throndardottir wrote:
> > Noble Librarians!
> >
> > Greetings from Solveig! I am planning on visiting the
> rare book 
> > collection of the NIH. Although the fellow who called
> me on the phone 
> > mentioned that East Asian books are sturdier than
> European books, I 
> > suspect that cotton gloves might be a good idea. What
> do you folks 
> > think? Also, if they are to be used, where do you get
> them? Thank you 
> > very much!
> >
> > Your Humble Servant
> > Solveig Throndardottir
> > Amateur Scholar
> >
> >
> >
> 
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