Tag: Preservation Behind the scenesTo display or not to display – that is the question…Thursday 17 April 2014Faded book spines, curtain backs, and tapestries; we’ve all witnessed the irreversible damage that...Managing information‘It depends what kind of distortion you prefer!’Wednesday 26 March 2014Keeping Tracks was a lively one-day seminar at The British Library which addressed approaches...Behind the scenesLearning through doing in collection careWednesday 19 March 2014I started off 2014 with a three month internship with the Collections Care department...Behind the scenesTransparent papers thank you! (keep up the good work)Thursday 28 November 2013Transparent papers, such as tracing paper and vegetable parchment, are a valuable yet fragile...Behind the scenesThe gloves are offSunday 1 September 2013How many of us have thought that white cotton gloves are a must for...Behind the scenesTransparent papers need you!Friday 5 April 2013For the past six months I have been working on a challenging yet fascinating...Behind the scenesThe conservation of MH 47: Preparing military tribunal records for digitisationThursday 8 November 2012The conservation of MH 47 in preparation for digitisation has been an intriguing and...Behind the scenesUnderstanding our archive storage environmentMonday 20 August 2012Every morning when I turn on my computer, one of the first things I...Behind the scenesMapping our collectionWednesday 11 July 2012Collection Care is often about finding solutions to difficult problems and I addressed this...Behind the scenesA challenge and a solutionMonday 18 June 2012As a conservator, my favourite archival material has always been photographs. There’s just something...Behind the scenesThe laboratory in the archivesWednesday 23 May 2012Did you know there are beakers and high-tech equipment for scientific analysis here at...Behind the scenesThe Good, the Bad and the Unfit for ProductionWednesday 25 April 2012On your visit to The National Archives, you get your reader’s ticket to order... « 1 2 3 »