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niso-l: New Release: ASTM Proceedings on Paper Aging Phenomena

niso-l: New Release: ASTM Proceedings on Paper Aging Phenomena

New Release: ASTM Proceedings on Paper Aging Phenomena

Cecilia Preston (cpreston@info.berkeley.edu)
Thu, 18 Aug 1994 11:23:56 -0800 

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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 11:23:56 -0800
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From: cpreston@info.berkeley.edu (Cecilia Preston)
Subject: New Release: ASTM Proceedings on Paper Aging Phenomena

                                  NISO
                    National Information Standards Organization
            Standards for Libraries, Information Services, Publishing

News Release

For Immediate Release                         Contact:  Patricia Harris
                                                         (301) 975-2814


             ASTM Proceedings on Paper Aging Phenomena
                   now available through NISO

     Bethesda, MD (August 1, 1994) -- The Proceedings of the "Workshop
on the Effects of Aging on Printing and Writing Papers" sponsored by the
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) on July 6-8, 1994 is
now available from NISO Press.  The publication is of special interest
to the publishers, production managers who are buying paper, and
librarians working in the area of preservation and conservation.

     The three-day workshop provided a forum for scientists from the
U.S., Canada, and Europe to provide input into a proposed research
project that would investigate lignin's role in paper deterioration and
the development of accelerated aging tests that could be used to
predict the useful life of a given type of paper.  If successful, the
research program could lead to the development of new national and
international standards for permanent and durable book papers.

     The 18 papers included in the Proceedings review such topics as:

     >   "Overview of Paper Deterioration"
     >   "Paper Permanence: Present Needs and Future Opportunities"
     >   "The Mechanisms of Chemical Deterioration of Paper"
     >   "Artificial Aging of Paper: Correlation with Natural Aging"
     >   "The Optical Properties of Lignin-Containing Papers as They
          Relate to Paper Permanence"
     >   "Accelerated Aging of Paper: Can it Really Foretell the
          Permanence of Paper?"
     >   The recent Canadian Cooperative Paper Research Program,
                  and more

     The "Proceedings of the ASTM Institute for Standards Research
Workshop on the Effects of Aging on Printing and Writing Papers is
available for $95.00 (plus shipping and handling) from NISO Press.
To place an order, call NISO Press toll-free at 1-800-282-NISO.

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