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The papers in this volume were presented at the Icon Book & Paper Group Third Triennial Conference 2021 entitled�Mod Cons: Modern Conservation. Modern Conveniences. Modern Constraints.�Topics include: decolonisation; new treatments; educational programmes; business models; sustainability initiatives and frameworks. The scope of the work provides potential lessons and inspiration, and offers the opportunity for reflection on different approaches.�
'Contemporary Issues in Book and Paper Conservation�offers a diverse range of papers that reflect the changes in our worldand discipline � decolonization, sustainability, COVID-19, newresearch � and all papers invite the reader to reflect on ourcurrent practice and how we can improve.'
Foreword
Pamela Murray�
Preface
Abigail Bainbridge�
Acknowledgements�
Contemporary paper sculptures and their conservation: an artist survey
Jen Bowens
Oil media on paper: reflections on condition assessment in a new context
Penelope Banou and Athina Alexopoulou�
Red rot and nano collagen: a �work in progress� research on leather consolidation
Ilaria Camerini�
Verba volant, scripta manent?�(Words fly, texts remain?)
Floriana Coppola and Matija Strli?
Reconsidering Captain Cook at the National Library of Australia
Susannah Helman and Rachel Sawicki
Connect, conserve and (de)colonise: conservators reflect on the colonial links in W.D. Campbell�s�Aboriginal Carvings
K�yeele Lawler-Dormer and Hoa Huynh�
Retrieved from the rubble: reconstructing Ireland�s lost archive
Zo� Reid, Jessica Baldwin, Peter Crooks and David Brown
Inconvenient questions and the question of neutrality
Jane Henderson
Conserving Dunhuang manuscripts at the British Library:�how do we avoid dissociation?�
Marya�Muzart
A licence to conserve: cultural diversity as a practical asset in conservation
Jin Xian Qiu, Meejung Kim-Marandet, Joanna Kosek, Kyoko Kusunoki, Valentina Marabini, Matthias Sotiras and Carol Weiss
Inspiring and informing development: advocating for culture in sustainable development
Claire McGuire
The role of conservation in the development of the British Library Green Network
Morgane Lirette
Paper at a distance: conservation in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic
Isabelle McGinn, Laura Esser and Daniele Knoetze
Born in lockdown. Impact Heritage: setting up a community interest company to improve diversity and access to funding in the cultural heritage sector
Ruth Stevens, Ann-Marie Miller and Ian Watson