Preservation Research Projects Updates

The Preservation Directorate fosters research leading to the care of collections. This research takes many forms, ranging from scientific and forensic characterization studies to treatment developments. The following table provides periodic updates for a typical selection of studies.

Environmental Studies	Environmental Monitoring: Climate Notebook and Web-based Climate Control System Anoxic Encasements: Visual Storage Evaluation of Storage Materials: Alternatives to Oddy Test
Preservation of Traditional Materials	Mass Deacidification: Saving the Written Word Improved Traditional Paper Accelerated Aging Tests Accelerated Aging of Recycled Fiber Paper 100 Year Paper Natural Aging Program Book and Paper: Volatile Organic Compound Testing Paper Strengthening through Paper Splitting Iron Gall Ink Corrosion Parchment: Integrated Forensic Investigations Cellulose Acetate Laminates: Re-treatment and Storage Daguerreotypes: Early Ungilded Images Effects of Zeolites Polyester Film: Determining Its Purity for Use in Encapsulation of Collection Materials
Preservation of Audio-Visual Materials	Imaging of Laterally and Vertically Grooved Analog Audio Recordings Magnetic Tape "Sticky Shed" Research
Preservation of Digital Materials	CD ROM Longevity Research DVD ROM Longevity Research CD-R and DVD-R RW Longevity Research
Technology Transfer	Anoxia: Fire Suppression System Tests Laser Cleaning of Documents Haptic Technology for Use in Conservation Training Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) ¹⁴C-AMS Dating of Silver Gelatin Photographic Prints Digital Imaging Systems for Document Analysis
Experimental Sample Reference Collection	The Barrow Book Collection: Characterization and Access The TAPPI Standard Paper Reference Collection: Characterization Using Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy The Forbes' Pigment Reference Collection: Characterization Using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF)

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