Preservation: Find Web Resources

Simple, useful preservation guides for a variety of objects and materials.

Provide guidance on topics such as basic preservation techniques and environmental management. They also cover caring for books, photographs and bookbindings.

Basic information on care, handling, and storage of collections from the Library of Congress.

A self-guided introduction to preservation basics for paper and media collections from the Northeast Document Conservation Center.

The ALA creates continuing education webinars on a wide variety of library topics, including preservation.

Collection care resources as well as recordings of previous webinars, courses, and discussions.

Resources created by the various American Institute for Conservation Specialty Groups and Committees. Some are more current and complete than others.

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) is a standard reference of over 250,000 terms for art, architecture, and conservation.

A database of technical information on the terms, materials, and techniques used in the fields of art conservation and historic preservation.

Resources and technical bulletins on preventive, paper, book, and photograph preservation from the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts.

Practical advice about issues and questions related to the care, handling, and storage of cultural objects from the Canadian Conservation Institute.

A list of mostly pre-2009 web resources related to conservation and preservation.

A variety of publications and other resources for conservation professionals.

Short info sheets from the NPS on a wide variety of conservation and preservation subjects.

Leaflets on library and archives preservation topics from the Northeast Document Conservation Center.

Overview, format identification, and bibliographies on paper documents, books, photographic materials, and audiovisual media from University of Illinois.

Six-volume publication about caring for a wide range of collection materials, developed by Artlab and Australian conservators for the Heritage Collections Council.