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Report from the IFLA Brazil PAC Centre – A view on the conservation and restoration of the National Library collection

A report from the Center of Technical Processes and Preservation Coordination of Preservation, Biblioteca Nacional  The Coordination of Preservation is made up by the Conservation and Binding Center and the Restoration Laboratory, each respectively carrying out the conservation, restoration, binding and the packing of books and documents with different degrees of deterioration. Those items that show a high degree of deterioration for which conservation techniques are not sufficient to structurally restore them are sent for restoration. All the books and documents that make up the immense collection of the National Library, from journals and general books to those belonging to special...

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Call for Papers: Rare Books Collections in Brazil: the founding collections and collection development policies

The National Library of Brazil and the National Rare Books Program Identification (Plano Nacional de Recuperação de Obras Raras), has announced the call for papers to the 12th National Meeting of Rare Books to be held 24th and 25th November 2016. The theme of this year will be “Rare Books Collections in Brazil: the founding collections and collection development policies”. Further informations soon: http://planorweb.bn.br/ or https://www.bn.br/ The call for papers, in Portuguese, can be read here.