Preservation

High-Density, Cool Temperature Storage

by Doris A. Hamburg, Head, Preventive Conservation, LC, and
Steven J. Herman, Chief, Collections Management, LC

Please note: These papers will be available soon on the Library of Congress Web site.

Doris Hamburg, Head, Preventive Conservation, Library of Congress, Conservation Division.

Doris Hamburg's responsibilities at the Library of Congress include condition stabilization, housing and treatment of the Library’s rare collections; monitoring and recommending improvements for environment for all of the Library’s collections, and development of a range of preventive conservation initiatives.

Steve Herman, Chief, Collections Management Division, Library of Congress.

Steve Herman has been in this position more than 20 years. Among his current projects at the Library of Congress are collections, security, implementation of the newly acquired integrated library system, and planning for off-site storage.

March 1999 Conference Table of Contents

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