Book Doctor Tip: How To Remove A Book From A Shelf

Our collections often require special handling instructions for both staff and patrons.  Now, you might think you already know how to take a book off a shelf… but perhaps that’s because you’ve never been trained by a Special Collections Librarian. Here are two neat tricks to enjoy and share.

Enjoy another movie about proper book handling techniques, courtesy of the Bodleian Library, Oxford University.
Here's another helpful offering about book handling from Stanford University, Libraries and Academic Information Resources.