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Of possible interest to members of this
list… Constance Malpas OCLC Research ***CONFERENCE
ANNOUNCEMENT*** Advances in Paper Developing
conservation research at the British Library 23rd & 24th March 2009 British Library Conference Centre £20 each day Click here
for info & registration Recent years have seen an expansion of research and
new insights into the material science of paper and paper-based
collections. Understanding of the raw materials, their deterioration and
conservation strategies have developed – alongside new strategies for dealing
with the enormous legacy of paper. This conference brings together key workers in the
field from major collections such as the British Library and the Library of
Congress to academic researchers and commercial organisations. The Mellon
Paper Timetable Monday 23rd March
9.00-9.30
Registration and coffee
Chair:
Stephen Bury Head of
European & American Collections British
Library 9.30-9.45
Helen
Shenton, Head of Collection Care British
Library 9.45-10.15
The new knowledge Dr Barry
Knight, Head of British
Library 10.15-10.45 Paper conservation research 1974-2004 Dr 10.45-11.15
Break 11.15-11.45
Recent developments
in paper conservation research Dr 11.45-12.15
Best practice and standards in environmental
preservation in cultural heritage institutions: Goals, Knowledge, Gaps Dr
Fenella France, Research Chemist Library of Congress,
Preservation Research and Testing Division 12.15-12.30
Research Strategy at the British Library Stephen
Bury, Head of European & American Collections British
Library 12.30-12.45
Discussion 12.45-1.45
Lunch
Chair:
Dr Barry Knight, Head of British
Library
1.45-2.15
Research projects within the Dutch national
preservation program Metamorfoze Dr National
Library of the 2.15-2.45
The
Identical Books Project Velson
Horie, Research Project Manager British
Library 2.45-3.30
Are the
Identical Books still identical? Correlating the measurements Dr
Matija Strlič, Senior Lecturer 3.30-4.00
Break 4.00-4.30
Predicting
the future: Estimating future condition from past trends Dr 4.30-5.00
Discussion & Roundup Dr Barry
Knight 5.30-7.30
Reception Tuesday, 24th
March 9.00-9.30
Coffee
Chair:
Velson Horie, Research Project Manager British
Library 9.30-9.45
A survey of volatile organic compounds in
library and archive stores Dr Lorraine Gibson, Senior Lecturer in
Analytical Chemistry 9.45-10.15
Scissor, Paper, Rock – a study of the Old
Library at Dr 10.15-10.45
Comparative
methods of VOC measurement and characterisation from selected books Dr James
Lewicki, Post-Doctoral Researcher in Physical Chemistry 10.45-11.15
Coffee Break 11.15-11.45
VOC
Testing at the Library of Congress Dr Steve
Hobaica, Laboratory Manager Library
of Congress 11.45-12.15
Identical
Books Project at the National Library of National
Library of 12.15-12.45
A new
technique for strengthening book papers through use of cellulose derivatives Dr
Masazumi Seki, 12.45-1.00
Discussion 1.00-2.00
Lunch Chair:
Dr Barry Knight, Head of British
Library
2.00-2.15
The SurveNIR methodology Dr
Matija Strlič 2.15-2.45
SurveNIR
– a tool for assessing the condition of paper Dr Zentrum
für Bucherhaltung,
2.45-3.05
Comparing identical books in the British
Library and National Library of 3.05-3.45
Roundtable discussion / The next steps 3.45-4.00
Closing remarks Dr Barry
Knight
4.00-5.00
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