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Introduction to the Series

1.Museum Collection Preservation

1/1 Preservation of Museum Collections 1993
1/2 Bibliography 1993
1/3 Preventive Conservation Recommendations for Organic Objects 1993
1/4 Use of Acryloid B-72 Lacquer for Labeling Museum Objects 1993
1/5 Salvaging Acidic or Damaged Museum Accession Books 1997
1/6 Choosing a Vacuum Cleaner for Use in Museum Collections 2003
1/7 Useful World Wide Web Resources 1999
1/8 Using Silica Gel in Microenvironments 1999
1/9 Use Of Ultraviolet Induced Visible-Fluorescence in the Examination of Museum Objects, Part I 2000
1/10 The Use Of Ultraviolet Induced Visible-Fluorescence in the Examination of Museum Objects, Part II 2000
1/11 Selecting Carpets and Floor Coverings for Exhibit Galleries and Visitor Centers 2001

2. Security, Fire, and Curatorial Safety

2/1 Hazardous Materials Health and Safety Update 1993
2/2 Ethylene Oxide Health and Safety Update 1993
2/3 Arsenic Health and Safety Update 2000
2/4 Dichlorvos (Vapona) Update 1993
2/5 Fossil Vertebrates as Radon Source: Health Update 1993
2/6 Preparing Salvage Caches for Emergency Use 1993
2/7 Fabricating Secure Hangers for Framed Works of Art 1994
2/8 Hantavirus Disease Health and Safety Update 1995
2/9 Tamper-Resistant Fasteners for Museum Exhibit Cases 1995
2/10Hazardous Materials in Your Collections 1998
2/11Health and Safety Risks of Asbestos 1999
2/12 Safe Techniques for Archival Surveying and Assessment 2000
2/13 Introduction to Respirator Use in Collections Management 2000
2/14 DDT Health and Safety Update 2000
2/15 Cobalt Indicating Silica Gel Health and Safety Update 2005
2/16 Chronology of Pesticides Used on National Park Service Collections 2001
2/16 Additional Graph of Pesticide Chronology 2001
2/17 Physical Properties and Health Effects of Pesticides Used on National Park Service Collections 2001
2/18 Safe Storage and Handling of Natural History Specimens Preserved in Fluid 2001
2/19 Guidelines for the Handling of Pesticide Contaminated Collections 2002
2/20 Handling and Shipping Cellulose Nitrate Film 2002
2/21 Safer Cleaning Alternatives for the Museum & Visitor Center> 2003
2/22 Disposal of Nitrate Film 2004
2/23 Fire Safety 101: A Fire Safety Self-Inspection Checklist

3. Agents of Deterioration

3/1 Using a Psychrometer to Measure Relative Humidity 1993
3/2 Calibration of Hygrometers and Hygrothermographs 1993
3/3 Datalogger Applications in Monitoring the Museum Environment, Part I:Comparison of Temperature Relative Humidity Dataloggers (Revised) 2001
3/4 Mold: Prevention of Growth in Museum Collections 2007
3/5 Volcanic Ash: Cleaning Museum Objects 1993
3/6 An Insect Pest Control Procedure: The Freezing Process 1994
3/7 Monitoring Insect Pests with Sticky Traps 1998
3/8 Controlling Insect Pests: Alternatives to Pesticides 1998
3/9 Anoxic Microenvironments: A Treatment for Pest Control 1999
3/10 Choosing UV-Filtering Window Films 2004
3/11 Identifying Museum Insect Pest Damage 2008

4. Museum Collections Storage

4/1 Museum Storage Cabinets 1993
4/2 Dust Covers for Open Steel Shelving 1993
4/3 Installing the Retrofit Gasket Kit 1993
4/4 Creating a Microclimate for Oversized Museum Objects 1993
4/5 Storage Techniques for Hanging Garments: Padded Hangers 1994
4/6 Storage Techniques for Canoe Paddles and Long-Handled Tools 1994
4/7 Museum Collection Storage Space: Is an Insulated Modular Structure Right for Your Collection? 1994
4/8 Selecting Environmental Control Systems for Insulated Modular Structures 1994
4/9 Buffered and Unbuffered Storage Materials 1995
4/10 Determining Museum Storage Equipment Needs 1997
4/11 Determining Museum Storage Space Requirements 1997
4/12 Ring Supports for Pottery and Round-Based Objects 1998
4/13 Modifying Museum Storage Cabinets 1998
4/14 Planning a Research Space 1998
4/15 Storage Techniques for Hanging Garments: Dust Covers 2001

5. Ethnographic Objects

5/1 Storage Supports for Basket Collections 1993
5/2 Storage Mounts for Feathered Headdresses and Soft-Sided Hats and Caps 1993

6. Archeological Objects

6/1 First Aid for Wet-Site Objects 1993
6/2 Desalinization: Passive Alkaline Soak 1993
6/3 Testing for Chlorides with Silver Nitrate 1993
6/4 Making Percent Solutions of Chemicals 1993
6/5 Soluble Salts and Deterioration of Archeological Materials 1998
6/6 Long-Term Effects of Acid-Cleaning Archeological Ceramics 1999

7. Furniture and Wooden Objects

7/1Cleaning Wood Furniture 1993
7/2 Waxing Furniture and Wooden Objects 1993
7/3 Protecting Wood with Preservatives and Water Repellants 1993
7/4 Upholstered Furniture: Agents of Deterioration 1993
7/5 Dusting Wooden Objects 2002
7/6 Silicone in Furniture Waxes and Polishes 1993
7/7 Emergency Treatment for Water-Soaked Furniture and Wooden Objects 1993

8.Ceramic, Glass, and Plaster Objects

8/1 Removing Dust from Ceramic and Glass Objects 1993
8/2 Storing and Handling Plaster Objects1997
8/3 Preservation of Low-Fired Ceramic Objects 2002

9. Leather and Skin Objects

9/1 Leather Dressing: To Dress or Not to Dress 1993

10. Metal Objects

10/1 Caring for Historic Longarms: Storage and Handling Requirements 1999
10/2 Caring for Silver and Copper Alloy Objects 1999
10/3 Preparing Historic Motorized Vehicles for Storage or Exhibit 1999
10/4 Caring for Outdoor Bronze Plaques, Part I: Documentation and Inspection 2005
10/5 Caring for Outdoor Bronze Plaques, Part II: Cleaning and Waxing 2005

11. Natural History Specimens

11/1 Removing Wet Specimens from Long-Term Storage in Formalin 1993
11/2 Storage Concerns for Geological Collections 1998
11/3 StorageConcerns for Fluid-Preserved Collecetions 1999
11/4 Storage Containers and Labels for Fluid-Preserved Collections 1999
11/5 Re-Use of Ethanol in Processing Biological Specimens 2003
11/6 Labeling Natural History Specimens 2005
11/7 Vertebrate Skeletons: Preparation and Storage 2006
11/8 Curation of Insect Specimens 2006
11/9 Handling and Care of Dry Bird and Mammal Specimens 2006
11/10 Radioactive Minerals 2006
11/11 Health and Safety Issues with Geological Specimens 2006
11/12 Preparing and Storing Herbarium Specimens 2007
 11/13 Shipping and Handling of Natural History Wet Specimens Stored in Fluids as "Dangerous Goods" - Hazardous Materials 2007
11/14 Using the Cuvette Technique to Store Vertebrate Microfossils and Other Small Natural History Specimens 2007
11/15 Byne's "Disease:" How to Recognize, Handle and Store Affected Shells and Related Collections 2008

12. Paintings

12/1 Storage Screens for Paintings 1993

13. Paper Objects

13/1 Window Mats for Paper Objects 1993
13/2 How to Flatten Folded or Rolled Paper Documents 1993
13/3 Polyester Encapsulation 1993
13/4 Exhibit Mounting Variations for Objects on Paper 1993

14. Photographs

14/1 Making Mounting Corners for Photographs and Paper Objects 1993
14/2 Storage Enclosures for Photographic Prints and Negatives 1993
14/3 Chronology of Photographic Processes 1993
14/4 Caring for Photographs: General Guidelines 1997
14/5 Caring for Photographs: Special Formats 1997
14/6 Caring for Color Photographs 1998
14/7 Caring for Photographs: Special Monochrome Processes 1998
14/8 Caring for Cellulose Nitrate Film 2004
14/9 Identification of Film-Base Photographic Materials 1999

15. Stone Objects

16. Textile Objects

16/1 Causes, Detection, and Prevention of Mold and Mildew on Textiles 1993
16/2 Dry Cleaning Museum Textiles 2000
16/3 A Simple Storage Mat for Textile Fragments 2001
16/4 Synthetic Fibers in Costume Collections 2002

17. Packing and Shipping Museum Objects

17/1 Checklist for Planning the Shipment of Museum Objects 1993
17/2 Packing Museum Objects for Shipment 1993
17/3 Crating Museum Objects for Shipment 1993
17/4 Retrofitting a Moving Van to Transport Museum Collections 1995
17/5 How to Make a Paper Board Crate 2008

18. Museum Exhibits

18/1 Polyester Film Book Supports 1993
18/2 Safe Plastics and Fabrics for Exhibit and Storage 2004

19.Archival and Manuscript Collections and Rare Books

19/1 What makes a Book Rare? 1993
19/2 Care and Security of Rare Books 1993
19/3 Use and Handling of Rare Books 1993
19/4 Archives: Preservation Through Photocopying 1993
19/5 Removing Original Fasteners from Historic Documents 1993
19/6 Attachments for Multi-Page Historic Documents 1993
19/7 Archives: Reference Photocopying 1993
19/8 Preservation of Magnetic Media 1993
19/9 Caring for Blueprints and Cyanotypes 1995
19/10 Reformatting for Preservation and Access: Prioritizing Materials for Duplication 1995
19/11 Preservation Reformatting: Selecting a Copy Technology 1995
19/12 Contracting for Reformatting of Photographs 1995
19/13 Preservation Reformatting: Inspection of Copy Photographs 1995
19/14 Judging Permanence for Reformatting Projects: Paper and Inks 1995
19/15 Storing Archival Paper-Based Materials 1996
19/16 Housing Archival Paper-Based Materials 1996
19/17 Handling Archival Documents and Manuscripts 1996
19/18 How to Care for Bound Archival Materials 1996
19/19 Care of Archival Compact Disks 1996
19/20 Care of Archival Digital and Magnetic Media 1996
19/21 Planning Digital Projects for Preservation and Access 2000
19/22 Managing Digital Projects for Preservation and Access 2000
19/23 A Phase Box for the Protection of Books 2001
19/24 How to Preserve Acidic Wood Pulp Paper 2001
19/25 Planning a Microfilming Project for Preservation and Access 2008

20. Facility Specifications for Museum and Archive Collections

20/1 Museum Facility Specifications: Selected References 1999

21. Disaster Response and Recovery

21/1 Health and Safety Hazards Arising From Floods 2002
21/2 An Emergency Cart for Salvaging Water-Damaged Objects 2002
21/3 Salvage of Water-Damaged Collections:Salvage at a Glance 2002
21/4 Salvage at a Glance,Part I:Paper Based Collections 2002
21/5 Salvage at a Glance,Part II:Non-Paper Based Archival Collections 2002
21/6 Salvage at a Glance, Part III: Object Collections 2002
21/7 Salvage at a Glance, Part IV: Natural History Collections 2003
21/8 Salvage at a Glance, Part V: Textiles 2003
21/9 Be Prepared: Develop a Museum Emergency Operations Plan
21/10 Museum Staff Emergency Procedures: A Sample Emergency Telephone List
21/11 Museum Staff Emergency Procedures: A Sample Emergency "Flip Chart"

22.Creation, Care, and Storage of Digital Materials

22/1 Understanding Bit Depth 2008
22/2 Understanding Digital Image Formats 2008
22/3 Understanding PPI (Pixels Per Inch), DPI (Dots Per Inch), and Digital Display
2008
22/4 Understanding Histograms for Digital Photography 2008

 

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