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Preservation and Conservation Services
Bookman carrying umbrella

For who to ask about items in Preservation & Conservation Services try our FAQs page.

CONSERVATION HANDOUTS

How to care for wet books. (PDF)

CARING FOR YOUR COLLECTIONS—USEFUL LINKS

American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, see the page "Caring for Your Treasures"

Conservation OnLine [CoOL], see the page "Conservation/Preservation Information for the General Public"

Library of Congress, Preservation Directorate

National Archives and Records Administration

National Park Service, "Conserve O Gram"

Northeast Document Conservation Center

Smithsonian Institute, Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE)

SOLINET

Specific Materials

Videotape Preservation Fact Sheets, Association of Moving Image Archivists

Care and Handling for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs--A Guide for
Librarians and Archivists by Fred R. Byers