Company Profile
The MediaPreserve
Company Overview
About Preservation Technologies, L.P.:
Preservation Technologies, L.P. (PTLP) is a company dedicated to helping universities, academic institutions, cultural entities and private companies preserve and maintain access to their collections. PTLP was founded on the guiding principle of bringing engineering and innovation to the field of cultural preservation. In 1992, in collaboration with the Library of Congress’s Preservation Research and Testing Division, Preservation Technologies embarked on further research and testing of its patented Bookkeeper paper deacidification process. The process quickly proved effective, consistently meeting the LOC’s requirements. PTLP has provided mass deacidification services to LOC since 1996; since 2002 we have operated a horizontal manuscript treater and a Bookkeeper spray booth, located at the LOC’s Madison Building on Capitol Hill.
Preservation Technologies is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, where we operate the largest deacidification plant in the world. The Cranberry facility is also home to The MediaPreserve, our audiovisual digitization laboratory.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Preservation Technologies successfully developed the patented Bookkeeper® process, which extends the life of books and manuscripts by neutralizing the harmful acids found in paper. Bookkeeper® is the only deacidification method to meet the standards of the Library of Congress as well as current and projected OSHA, FTC and EPA consumer and environmental requirements. Over 550,000 assets from library and archival collections are sent to Preservation Technologies global facilities each year to be deacidified.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries and full benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k, paid holidays and vacation.