Techniques and methods that establish measurable, objective criteria for balancing the competing interests of document preservation and presentation are of utmost importance for the archival world. The novel quantitative hyperspectral imaging technology has a high potential to provide such criteria. In addition, it can provide a great amount of historically relevant information about documents. The goal of the proposed session is to attract attention to this technique and its applications, and to provide the attendees with the key information they require to evaluate the usefulness of the technique within their own fields of work.