Grouped below are lists of resources for more information about Preservation and its practices, including professional organizations, suppliers, grants and helpful information. Many focus on books, documents, and [art]works on paper, but other themes include objects, artists’ books, film and photography, and sustainability. The Preservation department doesn’t endorse any specific suppliers or businesses: these are listed as possible resources to be reviewed by the discretion of the reader.
A Word of Caution
Seek advice or services from trained conservation professionals and experts before attempting any treatments yourself. Care for your treasures, but don’t cause irreversible damage to your precious things due to lack of experience or skills, and never take on more than you can handle. Start here to find a conservator.
Organizations
- American Institute for Conservation – AIC
- The Institute of Conservation – ICON
- Sustainability In Conservation
- Ki Culture
- Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts – CCAHA
- Documentary Heritage & Preservation Services – DHPSNY
- Northeast Document Conservation Center – NEDCC
- American Alliance of Museums – AAM
- Canadian Conservation Institute – CCI
- Canadian Assoc. for Conservation of Cultural Property
- International Federation of Library Associations – IFLA
- Society of American Archivists – SAA
- Rare Book School
- Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums
- Society of Southwest Archivists
- Institute of Museum and Library Services – IMLS
Suppliers
Media
- Conservation Together at Home webinar series
- Conservation Starter
- Book Historia
Podcasts
- The C Word – Conservators’ Podcast
- Cut the Craft
- Conservators Combating Climate Change
- LibVoices
- Material Memory from CLIR
- Museum Archipelago
Blog Roll & Links
- Preservation Week from ALA Core
- Preservation and Conservation at Northwestern University Libraries
- Preservation Underground at Duke University Libraries
- Parks Library Preservation at Iowa State University Libraries
- The Preservation Lab Blog, Cincinnati Library & University of Cincinnati
- E. Lingle Craig Preservation Lab Blog, Indiana University
- The Conservation Lab at the University of Illinois Library
- Wallace Conservation Lab at Michigan State University Libraries
- Barbara Goldsmith Preservation & Conservation Department at New York University Libraries
- The Printed Page: Learn About Book Care
- Conservation Online (CoOL)
- STASH Storage Techniques
- British Library Collection Care
- Gawain Weaver Photographic Conservation
- NS Conservation
- Little Mountain Bindery
- Conservation Center
- Winterthur Museum
- Getty Conservation
- BookArtsWeb
- Bodelian Libraries Conservation
- ECS Conservation
- Bainbridge Conservation
- American Philosophical Society