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Re:DIY Book Scanner by david_allison on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @12:39AM (#27364909)
Unsure about IA, but gloves are typically advised against[0] unless you have a suspicion that the book will be dangerous (arsenic ink in bindings[1], dust, mold or frass (sadly)[2]). Hand-washing before is typical advice but YMMV

[0] https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/why-wearing-gloves...

[1] https://daily.jstor.org/some-books-can-kill/

[2] https://www.ifla.org/node/93094

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Re:DIY Book Scanner by thrdbndndn on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @01:47AM (#27365303)
I get the points against gloves in your links, but from my experience my hands will constantly leave fingerprints and oil on the books no matter how much I wash it.

How do they avoid this issue? Or just don't bother?

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Re:DIY Book Scanner by gpm on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @08:01AM (#27367656)
The advice I was given when handling some of the books at the university of toronto's rare book collection was to simply not directly touch the parts that matter if it can be avoided. Turn pages via their margins.
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Re:DIY Book Scanner by wwn_se on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:22AM (#27366256)
Ripping is usually more of a problem than some finger oil and gloves makes you less sensitive and more likely to rip or destroy stuff.
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Re:DIY Book Scanner by xtiansimon on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @07:19AM (#27367329)
>” Ripping is usually more of a problem..”

Accidentally ripping a page while turning the pages too quickly.

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