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Smell of old books offers clues to help preserve them
New Delhi :: India | 2 days ago
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The secret of preserving the old books is contained in the odour of their pages, scientists say. In a report in ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal, American researchers, led by Matija Strlic, described development of a new test that can...
Tags: old books, India, New Delhi, Document, Library, Technology Internet, Preservation, Archival science
Preservationists organize in Floyd County
New Albany :: IN :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Cardinal Ritter House on East Oak Street in New Albany, organizer Stephen Pacciano said. One of the first orders of business was to list the various preservation organizations in the county to determine whether the new group is even needed. �We ended...
Tags: Floyd County Historical Society, Historic Landmarks Foundation, Floyd County Youth Shelter, Stephen Pacciano, David Barksdale, New Albany, Historic preservation, Architectural history, New Albany Indiana, Cultural heritage, Museology, Preservation
Mayor and board wrap up business at final meeting
Frederick :: MD :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility The last public meeting also gave the officials an opportunity to reflect on their service together. Neither the mayor nor the five aldermen will return for another term. "We've had disagreements, but I appreciate the civility. .....The Board of Aldermen...
Tags: historic preservation, land management, management code, Alderman C. Paul Smith, preservation commission, Jeff Holtzinger, final meeting, Frederick, National Register of Historic Places, Washington metropolitan area, Frederick Maryland, Historic district, Preservation, Alderman, Frederick County Maryland
House ‘neglect’ changes sought
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Metro Councilwoman Tara Wicker wants to create a committee to look at revising the city-parish law that forbids property owners from effectively demolishing a house by failing to keep it up. Demolition by neglect is the provision of the city’s development...
Tags: property owners, Historic Preservation Commission, Baton Rouge, Historic preservation, Business Finance, Preservation, Archival science
“I’m In The Know About H2O” teaches water conservation and preservation
Spring :: TX :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility Whitfield County Schools will participate in the program in late fall. Dalton Public School third-graders will participate in early 2010...A panel of local community and art leaders will select the winning works of art. The campaign is one of many efforts...
Tags: Dalton Utilities Dalton Utilities, water conserving, Lori McDaniel, Spring, Dalton, Whitfield County Georgia, Public utility, Dalton metropolitan area, Dalton Georgia, Preservation
UK to change.but save.preservation program
London :: KY :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility UK to change—but save—preservation program Dean: it will be saved, not razed The University of Kentucky's historic preservation program is undergoing the type of face lift its graduates might conduct on old buildings. Michael Speaks, dean of UK's College...
Tags: Michael Speaks, historic preservation, preservation programs, UK's College of Design, Jennifer Ryall, Dan Rowland, University of Kentucky, London, University of Kentucky College of Design, Education, Lexington Kentucky, Architectural history, Preservation
Preservation Book Fair in Crescent Hill
Louisville :: AL :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility At least five local authors will participate in a �Preservation Book Fair� on Dec...Peterson Ave., in Crescent Hill. Preservation Louisville Inc., a nonprofit group dedicated to saving historic resources through education and advocacy, is sponsoring...
Tags: Preservation Louisville Inc., books fair, Louisville, Peterson-Dumesnil House, Jefferson County Kentucky, Book signing, Louisville Kentucky, Hospitality Recreation, Preservation, Crescent Hill Louisville, Neighborhoods in Louisville Kentucky, Entertainment Culture
Spanish Town appeal nixed
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | 20 days ago
Credibility The Metro Council decided Wednesday not to consider Spanish Town landowner Richard Preis’ appeal of the Historic Preservation Commission’s claim that he is effectively demolishing seven rental properties in the neighborhood by neglecting them. After debating...
Tags: Richard Preis, Historic Preservation Commission, Baton Rouge, Historic preservation, Archival science, Preservation, Preis
Observatory: Digging Into the Science of That Old-Book Smell
Ljubljana :: Slovenia | 22 days ago
Credibility Matija Strlic, a researcher with the Center for Sustainable Heritage at University College London, thinks it might. With colleagues in Slovenia and with the assistance of the National Archives of the Netherlands, he has published proof-of-concept research...
Tags: Slovenia, Ljubljana, Separation processes, Volatiles, Electronic nose, Preservation, Rosin, Technology Internet, Chemical pathology, Chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Health Medical Pharma
Obama appoints Jewish preservation advocate to panel
Bardejov :: Slovakia | 26 days ago
Credibility President Obama appointed a Jewish preservation advocate to the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad...The Commission is an independent agency charged with identifying and reporting cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings...
Tags: preservation advocate, Obama, obama appoints, Commission, Slovakia, Bardejov, Preservation, Religion Belief
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