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Archives and Cultural Heritage Informatics: Preservation & Conservation

This guide is to help guide MLIS students that are concentrating in Archives Management or Cultural Heritage Informatics

Websites

AATA Online : a free research database containing abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage

Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network : BCIN is the web's most complete bibliographic resource for the conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property

Center for Research Libraries : CRL member libraries invest in print and digital resources to support advanced research and teaching. Building and maintaining their own physical collections and supporting print archives and digital repositories are both mission-critical activities. CRL gathers and analyzes data to inform those activities, and provides opportunities for the sharing of expertise and best practices

Community Owned Digital Preservation Tool Registry : COPTR describes tools useful for long term digital preservation. It primarily acts as a finding and evaluation tool to help practitioners discover the tools they need to perform particular preservation tasks

Connecting to Collections Care : continually evaluating resources that will be of use to smaller cultural institutions to help you readily find information on all aspects of the care and management of your collections

Conservation Consultants Database : Conservation Consultants Database managed by the American Institute for Conservation & Foundation for Conservation

Conservation OnLine : CoOL is a freely accessible platform to generate and disseminate vital resources for those working to preserve cultural heritage worldwide

Digital Preservation Handbook : A key knowledge base for digital preservation, peer-reviewed and freely accessible to all

The Film Preservation Guide : This guide is designed to introduce film preservation to the community of research
organizations that now have collections of motion picture film

The International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems : InterPARES aims at developing the knowledge essential to the long-term preservation of authentic records created and/or maintained in digital form and providing the basis for standards, policies, strategies and plans of action capable of ensuring the longevity of such material and the ability of its users to trust its authenticity

Library Binding for Preservation : The American Bookbinders Museum's guide to library binding

Northeast Document Conservation Center : Founded in 1973, this center preserves paper and parchment artifacts, including artwork, photographs, books, maps and manuscripts

Books of Interest

The Preservation Management Handbook Second Edition (2020) : Z701 .P7445 2020eb

The Preservation Management Handbook Second Edition

General Information

 

Book Repair Basics for Libraries : Familiarize readers with different aspects of circulating collections book repair for school, public, and academic library staff

 

Library of Congress General Preservation FAQs

 

Digital Preservation Handbook Glossary : Concise explanations of key concepts and definitions of acronyms and initials used by organizations and projects

 

Preservation 101 : A self-guided introduction to preservation basics for paper and media collections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beatrice Godwin Whistler

Peach Blossom, c. 1890-1894