The Conservation Unit is responsible for the physical condition of the collections of the University libraries. Services include repair and restoration, rebinding, deacidification, encapsulation, construction of protective enclosures, and environmental monitoring. The unit also serves as a resource for the University and the general public for questions relating to the conservation of books, paper, and photographic materials.

The unit is located in the Preservation Department on the first floor of Smathers Library (Library East) on the University of Florida campus and can be reached at (352) 273-2835