Preservation Resources

Workshop Handouts:

• Dealing with Archival Suppliers: archival basics, choosing the right materials, what does it all mean, getting the best price. A workshop presented by the CLRC Preservation Committee and Documentary Heritage Program. Speaker was Peter Verheyen. December 13, 1999.
  
  
• Planning for Disaster, presentation made by Peter Verheyen for the CLRC Regional Preservation Survey Project, April 25, 2002.

Disaster Recovery Resources:

• CLRC Disaster Recovery Resource Guide: This revised edition of the Disaster Recovery Resource Guide has been designed for quick and easy use in the event of a disaster. Last updated in 2002, the guide is organized by county, allowing libraries and archives to search for the vendors closest to them. Descriptions of disaster materials have been separated from the list of vendors, simplifying searches during a disaster. A new section on disaster recovery procedures links to descriptions of procedures for handling wet materials and other disasters.

• In the Face of Disaster: Preparing for Emergencies in Central New York. This manual was revised in 2002 for the Preservation Needs Assessment Project. It includes advice and forms for preparing library disaster plans. The forms in this manual make it easy to gather the information needed for a disaster plan.

• Disaster Plan of the Syracuse University Libraries. Instructions for drying of print, non-print, and audio materials.

Conservation Referral List

• Currently listing only book/paper conservators serving the Central New York region.

General Preservation Information

• Conservation Online: The mother of all preservation sites. Information on disaster preparedness, environmental control, pest control, links to other resources, and other organizations and publications.
  
  
• Links to other preservation resources including information on digitization and vendor links from the Book Arts Web.

Preservation Publications Available Online

• Preservation Strategies for Public Libraries, Brian J. Baird, University of Kansas Libraries (At CLRC)

  
  

• NEDCC (Northeast Document Conservation Center)

  • Preservation of Library & Archival Materials: A Manual, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
  • Other NEDCC Technical Leaflets. Topics include:
  • Care of Photographs
  • Low-cost/No-cost Improvements in Climate Control
  • NEDCC Offers Hints for Preserving Family Collections
  • Packing and Shipping Paper Artifacts
  • Preservation Suppliers and Services
  • Please note that information for this list is still being compiled.
  • Priority Actions for Preservation
  • Removal of Damaging Fasteners from Historic Documents
    
    

• Gaylord: Archival Product Assistance

  • Preservation Pathfinders in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. These PDF files are large and may take several minutes to open online. You may want to download (save link as or save target as) and open the PDF files on your computer. You may also order print copies from Gaylord.
  • Pathfinder #1 An Introduction to Preservation
  • Pathfinder #2 Archival Storage of Paper
  • Pathfinder #3 Archival Storage of Photo Materials
  • Pathfinder #4 An Introduction to Book Repair
  • Pathfinder #5 Archival Storage of Textiles

  
  

• Three Basic Book Repair Procedures by Carole Dyal and Pete Merrill-Oldham.

  This pamphlet was the basis for a book repair demonstration hosted by the Library of Congress at ALA Annual in 1998. This publication is not copyrighted. Please photocopy and distribute as you wish. Printed copies are available for the cost of handling and mailing: single copy: $2.50; additional copies: $1.50 each. Please make checks payable to "Book Repair," Acme Bookbinding.". (Mailing address: "Book Repair"; c/o Acme Bookbinding; P.O. Box 699; Charlestown, MA 02129-0004).

  • Introduction
  • Hinge Tightening I
  • Hinge Tightening II
  • Tipping-In Loose Pages
  • Conclusions - References