BPG Annual Conference Program
Information regarding the BPG program for the 2008 AIC Conference, scheduled for April 21–24, 2008 in Denver, CO, will be posted as it becomes available.
2008 Business Meeting
Agenda for the meeting to be held on April 23, 2008
Book and Paper Group sessions
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Save the Plants: Conservation of the Brendel Anatomical Botany Models
- Luana Maekawa, Conservator in Private Practice, Florence, Italy
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The National Archives C 104/3 "The Wool Sample Books" – Conservation – Digitisation – Historical and Scientific Research – Public Access
- Juergen Vervoorst, National Archives, United Kingdom
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Conservation of the Gandhara Scroll, Collaboration of the Library of Congress and the British Library
- Holly Krueger, Library of Congress
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A Technical Study of Six Himalayan Thangkas from the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Centuries With Insight into Pigment Trade in the Himalayan Region
- Jo-Fan Huang, Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Larger Than Life: Discovery and Restoration of an 1878 "Buffalo Bill" Billboard
- Laura Schell, Conservator in Private Practice, Lockport, NY
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Vortices and Reveries: An Innovative Treatment of Oversized Three-Dimensional Paper Objects
- Samantha Sheesley, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia
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A Preliminary Study of Current Book Repair and Conservation in Research Libraries: A Survey of the Landscape
- Whitney Baker, University of Kansas Libraries and Liz Dube, University of Notre Dame Libraries
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Historical Bleaching of Ingres Drawings at the Fogg Art Museum
- Theresa Smith, Weissman Preservation Center at Harvard University
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Determining Display Conditions for the Waldseemüller World Map: Lightfastness Testing in an Anoxic Environment
- Cindy Connelly Ryan, Library of Congress
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Aqueous Calcium Phytate Treatment for Iron Gall Ink on Paper – Optimization of Existing Protocols
- Valeria Orlandini, Library of Congress
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Iron-gall Ink Treatment at the Library of Congress: Old Manuscripts – New Tools
- Claire Dekle and Mary Elizabeth Haude, Library of Congress
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The Use of Cyclododecane as an Adhesive for Temporary Facings
- Grace White, Etherington Conservation Services
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An Investigation and Treatment of an Ethiopic Binding and Consideration of its Unusual Structure in Historical Context
- Dan Paterson, Library of Congress
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Fire and Paper: An Examination of the Materials and Techniques of Lee Bontecou's Soot Drawings
- Linda Owen, National Gallery of Art
BPG Discussion Groups
(Will run concurrently)
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Digitization Project Case Studies
- Library Collections Conservation Discussion Group
- Sarah Reidell and Laura McCann, Co-Chairs
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Sharing Information about Environmental Monitoring
- Archive Conservators Discussion Group
- Susan Peckham and Linda Blaser, Co-Chairs
Joint Session: BPG/Electronic Media Group
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Metadata for Conservators
- Liz Bishoff, University of Colorado
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Hierarchical Recording of Binding Structures
- Athanasios Velios, University of the Arts, London
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What Lies Beneath: Treatment of 19th Century Canvas-backed Pennsylvania Coal Mining Maps
- Amy Baker and Jean Ann Croft, University of Pittsburgh; Joseph Taranto and James Welsh, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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Balancing Preservation and Access with Commercial Interests
- Jess Ahmon and Caroline Kimbell, The National Archives, United Kingdom
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Panel Discussion
- Joint session presenters