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PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIESThe Newman Numismatic Portal has partnered with the Internet Archive for digitization of numismatic literature. A video discusses some similar techniques in action at a Pittsburgh-area company. -Editor Larry Dziubek writes: I just watched a program about PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES which is a local company of ten years that deacidify books and manuscripts for schools and the Library of Congress. They also have a wing doing work similar to the Newman Portal for audio-visual material. They can do 750 books per day and have established mini facilities in several foreign countries to reduce shipping costs and keep security. The company is in Cranberry, PA, north of Pittsburgh. Here is some text from their web site. The video (embedded on that page) focuses mainly on the preservation work, but also discusses their old media digitization studio. -Editor Preservation Technologies (PTLP) is a company dedicated to helping universities, academic institutions, cultural entities and private companies preserve and maintain access to their collections. PTLP was founded on the guiding principle of bringing engineering and innovation to the field of cultural preservation.  Preservation Technologies successfully developed the patented Bookkeeper® process, which extends the life of books and manuscripts by neutralizing the harmful acids found in paper. PTLP was officially established in 1992 as a limited partnership. Reflecting on successful operations for eight years, Library of Congress requested a partnership with PTLP to set up a facility specifically to treat manuscripts and records in the Madison Building. Bookkeeper® is the only deacidification method to meet the standards of the Library of Congress as well as current and projected OSHA, FTC and EPA consumer and environmental requirements. Over 550,000 assets from library and archival collections are sent to Preservation Technologies global facilities each year to be deacidified. Having developed a reputation as a worldwide leader in paper preservation, Preservation Technologies was in a unique position to expand its services to help clients preserve other cultural collections. Large research libraries including NYU, Library of Congress and members of the Committee for Institutional Cooperation would often comment on the need to reformat and preserve their important audio, video and film collections. The MediaPreserve was founded in 2006 as a response to this need.  To read the complete article, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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