 Hi my name is Amanda Richards and I'm the Preservation Technician here at the University of Tennessee Libraries. This is going to be a fun series on getting to the point in library preservation. I'm going to be doing step-by-step tutorials on any number of things that you'll come across in library preservation like sew-ins, pamphlet binders, pockets, different kinds of boxes, how to provide TLC to those long-forgotten heirlooms in the attic, book binding, and all the things that we do to make sure that our collections will stand the test of time. So I was inspired to actually make this series because of all the hours and hours that I feel like I wasted watching an endless number of videos and I know you know which ones I'm talking about where there's no light. They miss three steps when they're talking about something or you think you're looking at a video on one thing and they've gone off on a tangent and talking about five different other things and never actually get to the point of what it was that they wanted to talk about. I'll be showing you examples and techniques of things that we're doing on our UT Libraries collections, the circulating items, as well as going into our rare and unique items from the Betsy B Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives. So let's get to the point in library preservation.