The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 50, December 9, 2001, Article 9

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRESERVATION CONTRACT

  From a December 6th article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
  "Preservation Technologies plans to add staff as it takes on its
  largest contract to date, a five-year agreement with the Library
  of Congress.   The Cranberry-based company late last month
  received a $17 million contract to chemically treat 1 million
  books for the library and as many as 7 million loose documents
  to prevent deterioration of the paper on which they're printed.

  That contract, a planned expansion in Europe and pursuit of
  business with other major research libraries will spur some
  hiring, said James Burd, Preservation Technologies' president
  and chief operating officer.   The Library of Congress contract
  alone, which begins with treatment of 150,000 books in the first
  year and ramps up to 350,000 volumes in the fifth year, will
  probably result in about 25 additions to the company's
  41-member staff."

  "It launched its first retail product two years ago, a spray can
  for individuals interested in preserving documents and making
  scrapbooks.  That product, soon to appear in the Martha
  Stewart retail catalog, is mainly sold through crafts stores,
  such as Michael's Arts & Crafts, and catalogs, such as
  Exposures.

  A second retail product, which prevents discoloration of
  newsprint and other papers, will be launched next year, Burd
  said."

http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20011205preservation1206p3.asp

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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