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Archive: July 2021 (2 Posts)

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

No Labs? No Problem (for PRTD’s Interns)!

Posted by: Tana Villafana

This is a guest post by Andrew Davis, a chemist in the Preservation Research and Testing Division, who is active in PRTD’s outreach efforts. Andrew works to understand polymeric materials in the Library’s collection, such as paper, adhesives, and audiovisual materials, and he also researches the effects of light and the environment on collections objects. …

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) – The Scent of Our Collections and the Things That Hold Them

Posted by: Tana Villafana

This is a guest post written by Dr. Eric Monroe, Head of the Scientific Laboratory Section of the Preservation Research and Testing Division. One of his research interests involves examining the impact and consequences of volatile compounds and odors in the Library.   The presence of odors throughout the Library of Congress is hardly a …