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Posted by: Lily Tyndall
Did you know that at the Library of Congress, some books can’t go straight onto the bookshelves? Read on to see how Library employees use box-making machinery to rehouse sensitive items so they can be cared for and properly stored.
Posted in: Collections Care, Preservation
Posted by: Samantha Schireson
Did you know the Library of Congress has the largest public collection of comic books in the nation? Read how the preservation staff at the Library work to examine and preserve these amazing works of art and pop culture.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation
Posted by: Tana Villafana
This is a guest post by Kimberly Chancellor and Heidi Vance, two Junior Fellow summer interns in the Preservation Research and Testing Division. Kimberly is a recent graduate from Texas A&M University where she earned her BS in Anthropology. Heidi is a current paper conservation graduate student at Northumbria University. This summer we had the …
Posted in: Collections Care, Heritage Science, Internships, Preservation
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 …
Posted in: Collections Care, Heritage Science, Preservation
Posted by: Tana Villafana
This is a guest post by Cindy Connelly Ryan, a Preservation Science Specialist in the Preservation Research and Testing Division. Her research interests include the light sensitivity of inks, dyes and organic colorants, deterioration and stabilization of verdigris and iron gall ink, and historic recipes and working methods for artists’ materials. Over the ever-lengthening months …
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Heritage Science, Preservation