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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Randy_K, post: 806559, member: 23248&quot;]Librarians are dealing with all kinds of paper, particularly some with high acid content and some with environmental damage.&nbsp; The neutral storage is meant to prevent further damage from happening.&nbsp; The gloves are used for the same reason that one handles coins with gloves, to keep your greasy, acidic fingers off the material!</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, our air isn&#039;t necessarily the cleanest so that pollution may be a bigger problem to a New York City collector&#039;s paper or coins than to one in Cheyenne, WY.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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