BYK has organized free webinars on instrumental color measurement. Please see http://www.byk.com/en/press-events/webinars.html to subscribe. The company has kindly determined the time zones for the lecture depending on where you live across the globe. There are also some hand-outs at

http://www.byk.com/en/support/instruments/technical-information/color-information.html some are basic, others a little more technical or further afield (example factors in auto paint quality) that still might be useful.

Mary W.  Ballard

Senior Textiles Conservator

Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute

4210 Silver Hill Road

Suitland, Maryland 20746

Tel 301-238-1210 Fax 301-238-3709