{"id":225,"date":"2015-08-05T00:28:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T00:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/05\/iraq-is-rushing-to-digitize-its-national-library\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:25:11","slug":"iraq-is-rushing-to-digitize-its-national-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2015\/08\/05\/iraq-is-rushing-to-digitize-its-national-library\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Iraq is rushing to digitize its national library under the threat of ISIS – Business Insider<\/a> #ViaDiasporaNativeWebApp<\/a><\/p>\n

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The restoration process is nothing short of microsurgery, and the type damage to each document is a story \u2014 and a puzzle \u2014 on its own. Some manuscripts are torn from overuse and aging; others are burned or stained from attack or sabotage. And then there are some that were completely fossilized over time \u2014 the combined result of moisture and scorching temperatures \u2014 looking instead like large rocks dug up from the earth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the most difficult books to restore,\u201d said Fatma Khudair, the senior employee in the restoration department. \u201cWe apply steam using a specialized tool to try to loosen and separate the pages.<\/p>\n

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Technicians sterilize manuscripts and documents for 48 hours, washing them of dust and other impurities that accumulated over time. Then, they go page by page using Japanese tissue, specialized paper for book conservation and restoration, to either fill in torn edges or layer the more-delicate documents with a sheer coating to make them more durable.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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