SELF ASSESSMENT QUIZ #13
PRESERVATION
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1. Preservation and conservation are of little importance to a small public library.
True     False

2. Mending worn materials may not always be the best option because: (check all that apply)
a. A library may not always have a trained & talented person to do this often meticulous work
b. Nobody likes to do mending
c. Mending supplies and staff time may be more expensive than a new copy, either new or used in good condition
d. Many items have been “loved to death” and are now past their prime; we have gotten our monies worth out of them already
e. Indiscriminate mending can often put large numbers of items in a waiting pattern making them unavailable for use rather than allowing them to continue to circulate until they are ready to be withdrawn.

3. Libraries often have little control over the environmental factors (temperature, humidity and light) that greatly affect the useful life of library materials.
True     False
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