Preservation Bibliography
General Works
Conserving and Preserving Materials in Nonbook Formats, edited by Kathryn Luther Henderson and William T. Henderson. Urbana-Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1991.
National Committee to Save America's Cultural Collections. Caring for Your Collections. New York, NY: Abrams, 1992.
Haskins, Scott M. How to Save your Stuff. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Preservation Help Publications, 1995.
Swartzburg, Susan G. Preserving Library Materials. 2nd ed. Metuchen, N. J.: Scarecrow Press, 1995.
Preservation of Books and Paper
Choosing Archival Quality Storage Enclosures for Books and Paper. Technical Leaflet: Storage and Handling. Andover, Mass.: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1992.
Cleaning Books and Shelves. Technical Leaflet: Storage and Handling. Andover, Mass.: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1992.
Ellis, Margaret Holben. The Care of Prints and Drawings. Nashville, TN: (American Association of State and Local Historians) AASLH Press, c1987.
Encapsulation in Polyester Film Using Double-Sided Tape. Technical Leaflet: Storage and Handling. Andover, Mass.: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1992.
Harriman, Robert B., with Doris Hamburg; ed. by Carole Zimmermann and Carrie Beyer. Preserving Newspapers. Preservation Leaflet, no. 5. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Preservation Directorate, 1995.
Polyester Film Book Jacket. Technical Leaflet: Storage and Handling. Andover, Mass.: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1992.
Storage Methods and Handling Practices. Technical Leaflet: Storage and Handling. Andover, Mass.: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1992.
Preservation of Photographs
Eaton, George T. Conservation of Photographs. Kodak Publication, no. F-40. Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Co., 1985.
Keefe, Laurence E., Jr. and Dennis Inch. The Life of a Photograph: Archival Processing, Matting, Framing and Storage. Boston: Focal Press, c1984. Storage Enclosures for Photographic Materials. Technical Leaflet: Storage and Handling. Andover, Mass.: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1992.
Preservation of Audio/Visual Materials
Gordon, Paul J., ed. The Book of Film Care. Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak, 1983.
Kent, Scott. Binder breakdown in back-coated tapes. Recording Engineer Producer 19 (7): 80-81 (July 1988).
Pickett, A. G., and M. M. Lemcoe. Preservation and Storage of Sound Recordings. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1959.
Van Bogart, John W. C. Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling. Washington, DC: Commission on Preservation and Access; St. Paul, MN: National Media Laboratory, 1995.
Specialized Works
Carmicheal, David W. Organizing Archival Records. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, 1993.
Choosing and Working With a Conservator. Technical Leaflet: Conservation Procedures. Andover, Mass. Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1992. [Reprinted from: Paris, Jan. Choosing and Working With a Conservator. Atlanta: SOLINET, 1990].
Guidelines for Selecting a Conservator. [Brochure] Washington, DC: American Institute for Conservation, 1991.
Additional Publication Information
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Library of Congress
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