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  1. AATA online upgraded. Over 118,000 abstracts of literature related to preservation & conservation of cultural heritage bit.ly/LsyeBB 7:06 AM May 24th via web
  2. Guidance for cold storage of film-based photographic collections at 1.usa.gov/IS3IoQ 7:14 AM May 8th via web
  3. ‘Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound’ New DPC Technology Watch Report published bit.ly/IRMQfm 4:29 AM May 1st via web
  4. From ScienceNow: Why old paper turns yellow bit.ly/Hi0t6g 1:19 AM May 1st via web
  5. New report published on cooperative print management bit.ly/IIz0Kz 3:14 AM Apr 30th via web
  6. Topics in photographic preservation Vol.14, 2011 published bit.ly/iiE9wT 2:55 AM Apr 30th via web
  7. Writing and using a preservation policy - our training day helps you define what you look after long-term, why and how bl.uk/blpac/policy.h… 3:28 AM Apr 26th via web
  8. Lots of good resources as part of ALA Preservation Week ala.org/alcts/confeven… 4:00 AM Apr 24th via web
  9. Heritage Preservation's emergency response & salvage wheel available free on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad itunes.apple.com/us/app/ers-eme… 3:56 AM Apr 24th via web
  10. Restaurator published - articles on daguerreotypes, optical disc stability, mass-deacidification, leather dressings bit.ly/I4w39V 3:06 AM Apr 19th via web
  11. Nominations are open for the Collections Management Awards bit.ly/HYWj4Y 4:13 AM Apr 16th via web
  12. Business Archives Council offers £2000 cataloguing grant for business collections businessarchivescouncil.org.uk 3:02 AM Apr 10th via web
  13. Nominate an archive volunteer for the 2012 ARA volunteer award: archives.org.uk/campaigns/volu… 2:13 AM Apr 3rd via web
  14. How do we measure the impact of digitised resources? What are your thoughts? New KDCS research project bit.ly/Hb66WK 7:25 AM Mar 28th via web
  15. I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine but remember to protect your collections from all this light bit.ly/cai1LV 4:17 AM Mar 27th via web
  16. In safe hands? conference presentations now online at bl.uk/blpac/safehand… 12:19 AM Mar 27th via web
  17. KEEP project releases final version of Emulation Framework allowing access to old computer files via emulation emuframework.sourceforge.net 1:04 AM Mar 22nd via web
  18. Apply for the 2012 round of the National Cataloguing Grants Programme for Archives, deadline 18.5.12. bit.ly/n8tRG3 7:12 AM Mar 20th via web
  19. Now taking bookings for our popular 'Introduction to preservation' course bl.uk/blpac/basics.h… 8:17 AM Mar 13th via web
  20. RT @soundarchive: "Capturing the nation in conversation" BBC Radio launches The Listening Project with @britishlibrary bbc.in/ytoPmq 4:29 AM Mar 8th via TweetDeck
  • Name BLPAC
  • Location London
  • Web http://www.bl.uk/...
  • Bio The British Library Preservation Advisory Centre promotes good preservation practice for libraries and archives and provides information, training and tools.
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