Lectures on preservation science--addendum

The  Preservation Directorate of the Library of Congress announces
the following 2 updates regarding its series of lectures on Topics
in Preservation Science:

1) Postponed: The April 29 presentation by Ken Harris (Preservation
Projects Director, Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress) on
"Saving the Written Word: Mass Deacidification at the Library of
Congress"  has been postponed until further notice.

2) Revised Schedule:  The May 22 presentation will be by Chandru
Shahani (Chief, Research and Testing Division, Preservation
Directorate, Library of Congress), on "Understanding How Paper Ages
and How We Can Save It."  Dr. Shahani will provide an update on
groundbreaking research on the aging of paper, in the Pickford
Theater of the Madison Building of Library of Congress, from
11-12:30

The Topics in Preservation Science lectures are free and open to the
public.  For more information about this series, which is
continually expanded and updated, see
<URL:http://www.loc.gov/preserv/tops/schedule.html>


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