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Posted by: Bobbi Hinton
Clays, gemstones, corrosion products, poisons, plants, and more – green pigments used in books and manuscripts over the centuries have some surprising origins!
Posted in: Collections Care, Heritage Science, Music, Pigments, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Amelia Parks
Learn about the Library of Congress’ book detectives. This team of Collection Specialists works within the Collections Management Division (CMD) to find the requested items that have gone missing from their shelf location.
Posted in: Collections Management, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
A Preservation technician talks about his time as part of the Space and Emergency Management Survey, aka the Stacks Survey, of the Library’s ever growing collection. Sometimes spending time away from your desk can help remind you of how important your job can be.
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Collections Storage, Preservation