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The article focuses on the work standard for the conservation treatment of 18th- and 19th-century iron gall ink manuscripts. It notes that the deteriorating iron gall ink documents can be treated by using calcium phytate and calcium hydrogen carbonate which is a standardized work procedure suitable for single page treatment. The step-by-step execution of the aqueous treatment as well as the needed materials for the procedure are also presented. It also emphasizes that the application of treatment always consider the specific materials properties for ink-corroded materials. Other details on the aqueous treatment of corroded iron ink gall manuscripts are discussed.

The article discusses a mass deacidification process of library goods that is planned by the German National Library. The project is part of a support program for the conservation and restoration of endangered mobile cultural property. The main focus of the project will relate to Prussian cultural property documents.

Information about the symposium "Fragment und Makulatur. Vom Einbandfund zur Internetpräsentation", a symposium on the question whether to restore manuscript fragments and to consider them as missing links, or if they are considered waste paper, held July 2, 2012 in Duisburg, Germany is presented. Other topics mentioned are the conservation of manuscripts, a special treatment of Jewish manuscript fragments, and an overview of recent studies is provided.

The article focuses on a working group called the "Arbeitskreis Altes Buch in Rheinland und Westfalen," which was founded with the intention of addressing issues such as digitalization, inventory maintenance and restoration of old library documents and manuscripts. The leader and organizer of the working group is Michael Herkenhoff of the university library in Bonn, Germany.