Preservation
Preservation Publications
CAUTION!
Most of the following publications were produced more than ten years ago and may be out of date. More current resources should also be consulted such as those available from the following websites:
Library of Congress
Preservation Department (with "Frequently Asked Questions" and "Caring for Your Collections" other useful information for the public)
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/preserve.html
The National Archives – For Family Historians and Genealogists
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/
Caring for family papers, photographs, films. Considering your own digitization project and more.
Conservation OnLine (COOL)
Extensive site with resources for Conservation Professionals as well as the general public. Source for suppliers.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
Provides preservation information to museums, libraries, archives, historical organizations, and other cultural institutions.
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/introduction.php
General
- On the Road to Preservation
- The $103 Preservation Library
- AIC Definitions of Conservation Terminology
Paper
- Preserving Your Scrapbook of Memorabilia
- Storage Solutions for Oversized Paper Artifacts
- How to Flatten Folded or Rolled Paper Documents
- Surface Cleaning Paper
- Simple Paper Repair
- Encapsulation
- How to Do Your Own Matting and Hinging
Books
- Considerations in Maintaining the Library of the Past
- Shelving Books and Use of Book Trucks
- Is Your Collection Dying on the Shelf?
- Leather Dressing: "To Dress or Not to Dress"
- Book Bugs in Colorado
- Cleaning Library Materials and the Stacks
- So You Wanna Make a Box?
- Polyester Film Book Jacket
- Spiral Bindings in a Hard Cover: An Alternative to Rebinding
Audio-Visual
- Optical Imaging: Systems and Planning
- Care of Archival Compact Discs
- The Proper Care and Feeding of Videotape
- Caring for Photographs
Disaster Recovery
