Meredith, Just to clarify... There are differences in the gasses in terms of the levels you must achieve in the chamber, the cost of the gas, argon is deemed better at combatting mold spores, etc. but all three gasses are safe for collections. The ...
The Center for Collections Care at Beloit College is please to announce the following classes are confirmed to run in summer 2019. Space is limited, so register now to reserve your spot! Mount Making: The Design and Fabrication of Archival Mounts ...
Thank you both for your replies, I will report back to our head of collections and work with her to determine whether carbon dioxide or argon/nitrogen are more suited to our collections and we will move forward from there. ------------------------------ ...
This talk was presented in conjunction with “Analytical Testing of Heat and Solvent Set Repair Tissues” presented in the Photographic Materials Specialty Session. The use of heat and solvent activated ...
I had the pleasure of attending the very informative presentation by Eddy Colloton, Jonathan Farbowitz, Flaminia Fortunato, and Caroline Gil about how each of their corresponding institutions approaches ...
Frank Mowery’s talk covered four wonderful tips he developed over the course of his 49 years of experience as a paper conservator. Tip No. 1 “Kick-a-poo Juice” solvent mix Not all solvents work with ...
This post is the first in a series of articles about the recently released Heritage Health Information Survey , which will discuss the findings of the survey and provide context for the state of collections ...