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The following text is adapted from the jim lyons book. Colin webb director of preservation national library of australia march 2003. Ifla guidelines for planning the digitization of rare book. A cuttingedge reference guide from a blueribbon team of experts, this books covers the repair, maintenance, and preservation of library or archive collections.
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