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Jane Hedberg P r e s e r v a t i o n  N e w s  

Final issue of RLG DigiNews 
The Research Libraries Group published 
the last issue of RLG DigiNews in its cur­
rent form on April 15, 2007. RLG’s online 
newsletter for digital imaging and preser­
vation is undergoing reassessment during 
the combination of the RLG and OCLC 
organizations and may emerge later with a 
new editorial direction. The final issue (v. 
11: no. 1) includes: “A Fond Farewell” from 
Anne Kenney, “Digital Imaging – How Far 
Have We Come and What Still Needs to be 
Done?” by Steve Puglia and Erin Rhodes, 
and “A Digital Decade: Where Have We 
Been and Where Are We Going in Digital 
Preservation?” by Nancy McGovern. 

This issue is available free of charge at 
www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=21033. 

Care of bookbindings 
The National Preservation Office (NPO) of 
the British Library has published an NPO 
Preservation Guidance Occasional Paper, 
Understanding and Caring for Bookbind­
ings, by John Mumford, David Pearson, 
and Alison Walker. In 19 pages, the authors 
review the significance of bookbindings, 
binding structures (sewing and sewing sup­
ports, boards, covering materials, tanning, 
clasps and other fitments, endleaves, head­
bands, endbands, hollow back and tight 
back bindings, and decoration), causes of 
damage, preservation, enclosures, conser­
vation, and decision­making. 

This paper is available free at www.bl.uk 
/services/npo/pdf/bookbindings.pdf. 

Campbell Center course 
The Campbell Center for Historic Preserva­
tion Studies is offering its four­day course, 
Book Collections Maintenance and Repair, 
from October 8–11, 2007, in Mount Carroll, 

Jane Hedberg is preservation program offi  cer at Harvard 
University Library, e-mail: jane_hedberg@harvard.edu; 
fax: (617) 496-8344 

Illinois. This hands­on workshop will cover 
the basics of care for circulating collec­
tions, including decision making, triage, 
equipment, materials, conservation ethics, 
simple repair treatments, and protective 
enclosures. It will be taught by Garry Har­
rison of Indiana University. 

The course costs $860. For more infor­
mation or to register, contact the Campbell 
Center for Historic Preservation Studies, 
203 East Seminary, Mount Carroll, IL 61053, 
phone: (815) 244­1173, fax: (815) 244­1619, 
URL: www.campbellcenter.org/courses 
/collcare4.shtml#booki. 

Technology for conservation 
The Andrew W. Mellon Symposium in Con­
servation Science, “Recent Trends in Imaging 
Techniques Used in Art Conservation,” will 
be held October 13, 2007, at the Harvard 
University Art Museums in Cambridge, Mas­
sachusetts. Presentations will include: “Non­
Invasive Imaging: Current Technology and 
Future Developments” by David Saunders 
(British Museum), “Mobile Nuclear Magnetic 
Resonance of Art and Cultural Heritage” by 
Bernhard Blumich (University of Aachen), 
“X­Ray Fluorescence of Imaging of the Ar­
chimedes Palimpsest” by Jennifer Giaccai 
(Walters Art Museum), “Neutron Imaging as a 
Tool for Non­Destructive Analysis of Museum 
Objects and Conservation Treatment” by Eb­
erhard Lehman (Paul Scherrer Institute), “A 
Digital Technique for Art Authentication” by 
Hany Farid (Dartmouth College), and “Color 
Science Applied to Conservation Science: 
Current Practices and Future Opportuni­
ties” by Roy S. Berns (Rochester Institute of 
Technology). 

Admission is free and no registration 
is required. For more information, contact 
Jens Stenger, Straus Center for Conserva­
tion, Harvard University Art Museums, 32 
Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138; phone: 
(617) 384­8717, fax: (617) 495­0322, e­mail: 
jens_stenger@harvard.edu. 

C&RL News July/August 2007  450 

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