We had a recent outbreak of mold on the covers and spines of approximately 35
bound volumes of serials. We isolated the materials and then cleaned the
visible mold off with ethanol and cotton balls working under a fume extractor
and then air dried the volumes. These procedures of cleaning, drying and
subsequent monitoring are fully described in "The Invasion of the Giant
Spore" which also addresses determining the cause and modifying the
environment. This leaflet (#5) is available from Solinet, 1438 West
Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30309-2955 or call
1-800-999-8558. Regarding the Conservation DistList, online forum, Walter
Henry will be on vacation for the next three weeks and the ConsDist List will
be unavailable. He can be reached at whenry@lindy.stanford.edu (Internet) or
xb.k98@stanford (Bitnet) If I can be be of more assistance please contact me
at lfagen@alexandria.lib.utah.edu. or Linda Fagen, Preservation Dept.,
Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112.