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==Stuck together== ===Pages stuck together=== *DO NOT SEPARATE THEM ===Staples, brads, and other hard-to-remove fasteners=== *DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT DAMAGE THE ITEM: when in doubt, consult an archivist *Capture the item [[Handling Archival Materials|carefully]], with fasteners in place *It should be possible to work around a corner or side fastener; laying open or folding back the paper is okay, just DON'T CREASE it ===Metal paperclips, pins, and other removable fasteners=== *If the fastener can be safely removed, do so…carefully, then capture **If it appears as though something was clipped/pinned into place to obscure the original text, capture both the clipped/pinned piece and the text underneath -- think about it: if you were holding the object in your hands, you'd be able to remove the clip/pin and get to that obscured text if you wanted to *When returning to box/folder, throw away old metal fasteners and replace with plastic clips ===Things taped or glued to an item=== *DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT DAMAGE THE ITEM *Scan the item as-is *If the taped/glued object is hanging (not completely stuck down), it might be possible to push it back so that it blocks less of or less important parts of the item *If glue/tape works as a binding (side, corner), treat it as a hard-to-remove fastener (see above)

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