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Mass Deacidification Publications

• Library of Congress Technical Specifications for Mass Deacidification. 2004
• Technology Helps Library Save its Paper Collection. April 1997.
• Article in the April 21, 1997 issue of the Library of Congress Information Bulletin describing the deacidification program at the Library of Congress.
• Mass Deacidification Report : Introduction. December 1994.
  Provides overview of a two-part Action Plan that was approved by Congress. Each part is documented by separate reports listed below.
  • Mass Deacidification Report: DEZ Process Evaluation. October 1994.
    In the summer of 1992, the U.S. Congress approved a Library of Congress (LC) Action Plan aimed at refining the diethyl zinc (DEZ) mass deacidification process and assisting in the development of other deacidification processes. This report deals with the DEZ phase of the two year initiative. It describes the progress achieved in this effort and recommends changes that should be considered in any future application of the DEZ process.
  • Mass Deacidification Report: Bookkeeper Process Evaluation. September 1994.
    Report from the Technical Evaluation Team established by the Library of Congress to evaluated the Bookkeeper deacidification process. Report includes testing methods and reports from individual team members.
• Mass Deacidification Bibliography: A general introduction to the topic.