1. What is encapsulation and why is it necessary to ensure that materials are encapsulated in an alkaline environment?

2. What is a "surrogate" and what is it used for in photograph preservation?

3. What type of book damage are best addressed by book repair unit, and what types of damage should be not be addressed by the unit?

4. What is an inexpensive strategy for treating new paperbacks?

5. What is a light table and how can it be used?

6. What are the main criteria for determining if and how a periodical should be bound?

7. What mass de-acidification systems are currently available and under what circumstances is mass de-acidification valid?

8. What options are available if you find that (a), a single important volume has brittle paper and (b), a large percentage of a collection has brittle paper?

9. How should gramaphone/phonograph records be stored?

10. In the production of archival microfilm, what are the factors that govern the longevity of the film and how many generations of film should be produced?

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