Archive: May 2023 (2 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Bobbi Hinton; (Year) 2023; (Month) May

A man sits cross-legged on the floor pushing the wheel of an a-frame cart while two other staff stand opposite the cart looking on.

Big Item, Tiny Light Beam: Buddha Shakyamuni Visits the Basement

May 25, 2023

Curators, conservators, and preservation scientists collaborate to conduct pre-exhibit testing on 18th Century thangka, Buddha Shakyamuni which will be displayed in Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress, in late 2023.

Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Events & Outreach, Heritage Science, Preservation

Several books sit on a cart with sticky notes with cursive handwriting sticking out the top between their pages.

When Same is Not the Same

May 1, 2023

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

The Library of Congress partners with five universities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to test 2,500 books and observe trends in the assembled data; assessing the physical condition of the national collection.

Posted in: Heritage Science, Preservation

Refined by: (Author) Bobbi Hinton; (Year) 2023; (Month) May