NEW LISTSERV ANNOUNCED  --  MATERIALS-L

A new listserv called MATERIALS-L has been established at
[log in to unmask]  The purpose of MATERIALS-L is to (1)
facilitate discussion about the use, reliability and application of current
methods for testing the suitability of materials for use in storage,
exhibition and conservation of archival, artistic and historic works, and
(2) to facilitate cooperative research into more reliable, quantitative and
systematic approaches to materials testing.

MATERIALS-L will be of interest to persons who are responsible for the
care and preservation of archival, artistic and historic works, and is
directly accessible to persons who are actively involved in materials
testing (e.g., conservation scientists, conservators, collection managers,
etc.).  For the broader conservation/museum community, discussion on
MATERIALS-L will be periodically edited and bundled for distribution via
the CONSERVATION DISTLIST, and will be archived at CONSERVATION ON-LINE
(CoOL, http://palimpsest.stanford.edu).  To subscribe to the CONSERVATION
DISTLIST, send the message "subscribe consdist" to consdist-
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Persons who are actively involved in materials testing and would like to
subscribe to MATERIALS-L may do so by providing the information
included in the following example (e-mail to
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NAME:                   James Martin
E-MAIL ADDRESS:         [log in to unmask]
TITLE (OR JOB):         Director of Analytical Services and
                        Research/Associate Conservator of Paintings
POSTAL ADDRESS:         Williamstown Art Conservation Center, 225
                        South Street, Williamstown, MA, USA
PHONE:                  413-458-5741
FAX:                    413-458-2314
TESTING METHODS:        Oddy, Hopwood, Beilstein, sodium-azide,
                        extraction, PLM, FM, FT-IR, SEM-EDS
RESEARCH AREAS:         Artists' materials and techniques, Materials
                        characterization, Applications of analysis to
                        practical conservation
REASON FOR
SUBSCRIBING TO
MATERIALS-L:            Concerns over the reliability and application of
                        current methods of materials testing; Desire to
                        facilitate discussion of these issues and a
                        develop more reliable and quantitative methods for
                        materials testing.


MATERIALS-L is co-owned by Williams College and James Martin.
Questions and comments about MATERIALS-L should be addressed to
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