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In the Autumn of 2019, the LCD pilot working group including the Bodleian Library, Oxford; the Library of Congress; the National Archives [UK]; and Stanford Libraries undertook a Linked Data pilot. Participants provided 30-50 conservation treatment reports spanning 40-50 years all focused on a common book conservation treatment: reattaching detached boards.
In designing the pilot, the following research questions were posed:
- What is the history of board re-attachment techniques over the last 50 years?
- Can we identify the periods that each repair material was being used?
- How do detached boards relate to other book condition types (e.g. spine re-attachments/repairs)?
These questions were answered based on the data provided by the partners. The pilot was supported by the ResearchSpace project at the British Museum.
