LMT has approved the restructuring of the MU Libraries Salvage Team. We are seeking MU Libraries Staff interested and able to serve as Salvage Team members. There are a limited number of positions to be filled and we are seeking individuals who can best perform the tasks related to the salvage and recovery of damaged library materials. If you would like to be considered for a place on the Salvage Team, please contact Michaelle Dorsey and express your interest.
Examples of Salvage Team Tasks
- Ability to work for long periods of time in damp, potentially dirty, and sooty, conditions
- Remove wet and damaged items from the area, clear aisle to allow free movement
- Inventory and pack wet materials into boxes
- Label and tape closed packed boxes
- Load packed boxes onto book trucks and deliver to on-site freezer or loading dock
- Load boxes into freezer or freezer truck
- Empty dehumidifier reservoirs
- Interleave the pages of a wet book with dry paper