Quick Reference Online Preservation Resources

With a growing list of excellent online resources available, good preservation practices are easy to find on the web. Here is a short list for quick reference. These sites provide solid preservation advice for problems commonly faced by library staff in their daily work.

Immediate Disaster Response-1) Locate your library disaster plan, 2) Contact Preservation Office, 3) If unable to do #1 or #2, Go to:

http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/3Emergency_Management/06SalvageWetBooks.php

http://www.ccaha.org/pdf/SalvageBooks--SMALL.pdf

Book Repair Manual--step-by-step how to do repairs

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~preserve/repair/html/inhouse.htm

Care and Handling of Books and Paper Materials--how-to advice with illustrations

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/preserve/materials.html

How to best store photographs, magnetic media, CDs/DVDs, ink jet prints--advice about temperature, relative humidity, and environment

http://www.climatenotebook.org/MSQR/wheel_final.html

How to best store a variety of media, including paper--advice about temperature, relative humidity, and environment

http://www.climatenotebook.org/

Click on the DOWNLOAD feature in the left column for:

Stored Alive ---interactive instructions about environmental dos and don'ts.

Preservation Calculator -- simple program which relates temp./RH to storage needs.

Mold Advice--how to identify mold and how to respond to it safely

http://www.solinet.net/emplibfile/moldnew.pdf
Preserving your Digital Memories

http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/you/digitalmemories.html

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