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Guide to Online Resources > Learn More About Collections Care > Philosophy and Ethics of Collections Care

 

American Library Association Preservation Policy
American Library Association

Association of College and Research Libraries Code of Ethics for Special Collections Librarians
Association of College and Research Libraries

Association of Zoos and Aquariums Code of Professional Ethics
Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Botanic Gardens: 2010 Targets
Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Building a Future for Wildlife: The World Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Strategy
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Building a National Strategy for Digital Preservation (PDF, 498KB, link to parent page)
Council on Library and Information Resources and Library of Congress

Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practices
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in association with Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Museum Standards: Collections Stewardship (PDF, 56KB, link to parent page)
American Association of Museums

North American Botanic Garden Strategy for Plant Conservation (PDF, 28KB)
American Public Gardens Association, Canadian Botanical Conservation Network, Center for Plant Conservation, Botanic Garden Conservation International

Position Paper on Conservation and Preservation in Collecting Institutions
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

Preserving the Future: Conservation Philosophy
The Wildlife Experience

Why Plant Conservation Is Important
Botanic Gardens Conservation International

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Code of Ethics
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

 

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