Publications Campaign News Thank you to all those donors who have made pledges or gifts during the first year of our campaign to build the Library of the Future Endowment through the University s Major Campaign. We hope that you will continue your support and that many others will join you. We will report more fully in our spring issue. In the last issue we discussed how elements such as light can compromise the physical integrity of paper-based artifacts. This column will focus on how temperature and humidity can also endanger your treasures.
Humidity is simply water vapour in the air.
Documents stored in an unfinished basement could develop mold or mildew because of high humidity and the lack of circulating air. These conditions may be difficult to attain at home, but by avoiding conditions like those mentioned above, it is possible to increase the longevity of valued items. Malcolm Baird, books on chemical engineering. Walter H. C. Boyd, a collection of books on various topics. Bertram N. Brockhouse, Professor Emeritus, Physics and Nobel Prize winner for physics, archives pertaining to his experiments, research, teaching, and administrative work.