Major remedial treatment should be carried out only by a trained conservator armed with the appropriate tools, materials, equipment, and facilities, or by a skilled technician under a conservator's supervision. This section will be limited to a general review of major remedial treatments for the edification of untrained library and archive personnel. Untrained technicians should not attempt to apply these techniques, which are invariably carried out on rare and unique materials.

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1. Paper treatment
2. Rare books