Graphic Documents Working Group
Triennial Programme 2008-2011
The Graphic Documents Working Group will investigate and report on the following areas of interest:
· interactions of materials with the environment
· standards and model samples
· risk assessment in the field of paper and parchment conservation
· decay caused by iron gall ink and pigments
· approaches for non- or micro-destructive analysis
· bio-deterioration, disinfection, and treatment
In addition, the Working Group will consider applicable technology transfer, environmental control, quality control and analytical studies to develop treatments and extend the usable life of legacy collections as well as discussing the present status of research within the wider context of library, archive, and graphic document conservation.
The Working Group will hold an interim meeting from 21-23 April 2010 at the Royal Library of Denmark, Copenhagen, on the theme "Choices in Conservation: Practice versus Research". The meeting will focus on new research projects, practice, and research on the topics of the degradation, bio-deterioration, monitoring, prevention, and storage of paper and parchment. Special attention will be given to papers describing how decisions have been influenced by research conducted during the last decade and involving the non- or micro-destructive analysis of graphic materials. Extended abstracts of the lectures and poster presentationswill be published.