Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action
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Manage a Collection

Manage the Collections Environment

Care for Collections

•  Audio-Visual Materials
•  Books
•  Ceramics and Glass
•  Digital Materials
•  Living Animals
•  Living Plants
•  Metal
•  Natural Science Specimens
•  Paintings
•  Paper and Ephemera
•  Photographs
•  Textiles
•  Wood

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Guide to Online Resources > Care for Collections > Paper and Ephemera

 

Caring for Your Documents and Works of Art on Paper (PDF, 38KB, link to parent page)
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

Environmental Guidelines for the Storage of Paper Records, NISO TR01-1995
(PDF, 1.8MB, link to parent page)
National Information Standards Organization

Holdings Maintenance
National Archives and Records Administration

Preserving Newspapers
Library of Congress

Preserving Works on Paper: Manuscripts, Drawings, Prints, Posters, Maps, Documents
Library of Congress

Preventive Care of Graphic Art on Paper (PDF, 26MB, link to parent page)
Cornell University Library

Removal of Damaging Fasteners from Historic Documents
Northeast Document Conservation Center

Storage Solutions for Oversized Paper Artifacts
Northeast Document Conservation Center

The Care and Preservation of Documents and Works of Art on Paper
The Henry Ford

 

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