Archives (also, look under Libraries)
Council of State Archivists (CoSA).
Archives Resource Center-ARC this is CoSA's new list of resources, launched in August 2010; it is a stellar clearinghouse of resources from across the nation.
National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA)
National Park Service (NPS)
NPS Conserve O Grams:
Archival and Manuscript Collections and Rare Books:
- 19/1 What makes a Book Rare? 1993
- 19/2 Care and Security of Rare Books 1993
- 19/3 Use and Handling of Rare Books 1993
- 19/4 Archives: Preservation Through Photocopying 1993
- 19/5 Removing Original Fasteners from Historic Documents 1993
- 19/6 Attachments for Multi-Page Historic Documents 1993
- 19/7 Archives: Reference Photocopying 1993
- 19/8 Preservation of Magnetic Media 1993
- 19/9 Caring for Blueprints and Cyanotypes 1995
- 19/10 Reformatting for Preservation and Access: Prioritizing Materials for Duplication 1995
- 19/11 Preservation Reformatting: Selecting a Copy Technology 1995
- 19/12 Contracting for Reformatting of Photographs 1995
- 19/13 Preservation Reformatting: Inspection of Copy Photographs 1995
- 19/14 Judging Permanence for Reformatting Projects: Paper and Inks 1995
- 19/15 Storing Archival Paper-Based Materials 1996
- 19/16 Housing Archival Paper-Based Materials 1996
- 19/17 Handling Archival Documents and Manuscripts 1996
- 19/18 How to Care for Bound Archival Materials 1996
- 19/19 Care of Archival Compact Disks 1996
- 19/20 Care of Archival Digital and Magnetic Media 1996
- 19/21 Planning Digital Projects for Preservation and Access 2000
- 19/22 Managing Digital Projects for Preservation and Access 2000
- 19/23 A Phase Box for the Protection of Books 2001
- 19/24 How to Preserve Acidic Wood Pulp Paper 2001
- 19/25 Planning a Microfilming Project for Preservation and Access 2008
Creation, Care, and Storage of Digital Materials:
- 22/1 Understanding Bit Depth 2008
- 22/2 Understanding Digital Image Formats 2008
- 22/3 Understanding PPI (Pixels Per Inch), DPI (Dots Per Inch), and Digital Display 2008
- 22/4 Understanding Histograms for Digital Photography 2008
- 22/5 Digital Storage Media 2010
New York University, Division of Libraries, Barbara Goldsmith Preservation & Conservation Department.
Condition Survey Manual (2012 update) used to assess physical condition of archives held by NYU.
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
Preservation 101 Look at the lists of Resources and PDFs that supplement this online course.
Society of American Archivists (SAA).
- SAA website
- "The Conservation and Preservation of Historical Records" pdf of 1977 article by George M. Cunha, Frazer G. Poole, and Clyde C. Walton in the journal, The American Archivist
- “Some Aspects of the Conservation Problem in Archives” pdf of 1977 article by Frazer G. Poole in the journal, The American Archivist
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Conservation topics
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