IFLA Principles for the Care and Handling of Library Material
Basic information on the preservation and conservation of library documents. Available in English in HTML and PDF formats.
http://www.ifla.org/VI/4/news/pchlm.pdf

Preservation of Library & Archival Materials : a Manual
The 3rd edition of the Manual, revised and expanded by Sherelyn Ogden, 1999. Available in English, in HTML and PDF formats.
http://www.nedcc.org/manhome.htm

Preservation of Archival Records : Holdings Maintenance at the National Archives
Manual by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler (National Archives and Records Administration - USA). Available in English in HTML format.
http://www.nara.gov/nara/preserva/maintena/hm1.html

"Protection et conservation des collections patrimoniales des bibliothèques : recommandations techniques" (Preservation and Conservation of Heritage Collections in Libraries : recommended methods)
Technical specifications developed by the "Direction du Livre et de la Lecture" of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, brought together in one volume, published in 1998. Full text version online, in French, in PDF format.
http://www.culture.fr/culture/conservation/fr/
preventi/guide_dll.htm

LIS 2214 - Library and Archival Preservation
A training course bibliography (University of Pittsburg).
http://www.lis.pitt.edu/~sb/Fall1997.html

The Physics of the Museum Environment
Thesis and documents by Tim Padfield.
http://www.natmus.dk/cons/tp/

CALIPR - Preservation and Planning Software
An MS Windows programme for assessing the preservation needs of book and document collections for institutional or national planning.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/CALIPR/

 

Websites last visited : 2nd August 1999