Deacidification Reconsidered
15th Preservation Conference
March 28, 2000
The 2000 Preservation Conference was devoted to discussions on technical issues related to deacidification of paper. Presenters gave an overview of aqueous (water-based) and non-aqueous methods of deacidification and the rationale that guides the decision to perform this treatment on single items or large collections of materials.
| Chemical, Architectural, and Mechanical Features of "Paper" and Its Deterioration: An Overview, and Mechanisms of Washing and Mass-Deacidification by Hal Erickson, Preservation and Conservation Studies, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Chemical Studies of the Beneficial Effects of Calcium-Enriched Wash Water by John Bogaard, Research Scientist, Carnegie Mellon Research Institute. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| New Insights into the Effects of Deacidification Treatments and Storage Environments on the Life of Paper-Based Collections by Chandru Shahani, Chief, Preservation Research and Testing Division, Library of Congress. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Saving the Written Word: Mass Deacidification at the Library of Congress by Kenneth E. Harris, Director (former), Preservation Projects, Library of Congress. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Mass Deacidification: Considerations for Archives by Norvell Jones, Chief (former), Conservation Laboratory, National Archives and Records Administration. |
| All in a Day's Work: Why and How I Deacidify by Christine Smith, Paper Conservator, Conservation of Art on Paper, Inc. Alexandria, VA. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Treatment of Previously Deacidified Paper Artifacts by Elissa O'Loughlin, Senior Conservator at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, MD, and Anne Witty, Senior Conservator, Conservation Laboratory, National Archives and Records Administration. This presentation is not available as a PDF. For additional information please refer to: British Museum Occasional Paper No. 135, 1999, Reversibility--Does It Exist?, edited by Andrew Oddy and Sara Carroll. |