[BCMA] To glove or not to glove that is the question

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Dear colleagues,
The British Library deemed no gloves
Gloves stop the small damage of oil transfer from dirty, sticky fingers
But they make you more clumsy so you are more likely to make a rip , crease
or even loss in the page.
I think the research was done by Dr Barry Knight, who is a much published
chap.
Paul Harrison, conservator FIIC


On Wed, 27 Apr 2022 at 02:58, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:

> More and more are opting for no gloves when handling paper based artifacts
> and documents, since gloves can actually catch on paper and cause tears.
>
> Maurice Guibord
> Société historique francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, Vancouver
> 604-771-3047
>
>
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>
> Dear colleagues
> I'm writing the "Wendy go run over by a reindeer" book and when checking
> other sources for information and templates there is
> confusion/contradiction in whether gloves are needed for handling original
> paper based artifacts or documents.
> What is the current best practice?
>
> Thanks
>
> Wendy
> --
> Wendy Smylitopoulos
> Curator
> Greek Heritage Project Museum
> Victoria & Vancouver Greek Community Society
> 250 419-3151
>
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