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Leaflet Topic Categories
| 1. Planning and Prioritizing 2. The Environment 3. Emergency Management 4. Storage and Handling | 5. Photographs 6. Reformatting 7. Conservation Procedures |
1. Planning and Prioritizing
- 1.1 What Is Preservation Planning? 1999HTML
- 1.2 Preservation Assessment and Planning 1999HTML
- 1.3 The Needs Assessment Survey 2022 UpdatedHTMLPDF
- 1.4 Considerations for Prioritizing 1999HTML
- 1.5 Collections Policies and Preservation 1999HTML
- 1.6 Priority Actions for Preservation 1999HTML
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2. The Environment
- 2.1 Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light, and Air Quality: Basic Guidelines for Preservation 1999 Under ReviewHTML
- 2.2 Monitoring Temperature and Relative Humidity 2022 UpdatedHTMLPDF
- 2.3 Getting Function from Design: Making Systems Work 1999HTML
- 2.4 Protection from Light Damage 2012HTMLPDF
- 2.5 Protecting Paper and Book Collections During Exhibition 2020HTMLPDF
- 2.6 Low Cost/No Cost Improvements in Climate Control 1999HTML
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3. Emergency Management
- 3.1 Protection from Loss: Water and Fire Damage, Biological Agents, Theft, and Vandalism 1999HTML
- 3.2 Introduction to Fire Detection and Automatic Sprinklers for Cultural Heritage 2022 UpdatedHTMLPDF
- 3.3 Emergency Planning 2017HTMLPDF
- 3.4 Worksheet for Outlining an Emergency Response Plan 2020HTMLPDF
- 3.5 Disinfecting Books and Other Collections 2021HTMLPDF
- 3.6 Emergency Salvage of Wet Books and Records 1999HTML
- 3.7 Emergency Salvage of Wet Photographs 2020HTMLPDF
- 3.8 Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper 2021HTMLPDF
- 3.9 Protecting Collections During Renovation 1999HTML
- 3.10 Integrated Pest Management 2015HTMLPDF
- 3.11 Collections Security: Planning and Prevention for Cultural Heritage Institutions 2020HTMLPDF
- 3.12 Freezing and Drying Wet Books and Records 1999HTML
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4. Storage and Handling
- 4.1 Storage and Handling for Books and Artifacts on Paper 2022 UpdatedHTMLPDF
- 4.2 Storage Furniture: A Brief Review of Current Options 1999HTML
- 4.3 Cleaning Books and Shelves 2021HTMLPDF
- 4.4 Storage Enclosures for Books and Artifacts on Paper 1999HTML
- 4.5 Packing and Shipping Paper Artifacts 2020HTMLPDF
- 4.6 Packing and Shipping Audio Media 2020HTMLPDF
- 4.7 The Book Shoe: Description and Uses 1999HTML
- 4.9 Storage Solutions for Oversized Paper Artifacts 1999HTML
- 4.10 Matting and Framing for Works on Paper and Photographs 2019HTMLPDF
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5. Photographs
- 5.1 A Short Guide to Film Base Photographic Materials: Identification, Care, and Duplication 2020HTMLPDF
- 5.2.1 Types of Photographs, part 1: 19th and Early 20th Century 2018HTMLPDF
- 5.2.2 Types of Photographs, part 2: Color 2020 HTMLPDF
- 5.2.3 Types of Photographs, part 3: Digital Output Media 2019 HTMLPDF
- 5.3 Care of Photographs 2019HTMLPDF
- 5.4 Creating Long-Lasting Inkjet Prints 2020HTMLPDF
- 5.5 Storage Enclosures for Photographic Materials 2018HTMLPDF
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6. Reformatting
- 6.1 Microfilm and Microfiche 2017HTMLPDF
- 6.2 Duplication of Historical Negatives 1999HTML
- 6.3 Digital Technology Made Simpler 1999HTML
- 6.4 The Relevance of Preservation in a Digital World 1999HTML
- 6.5 Digital PreservationHTML
- 6.6 Preservation and Selection for DigitizationHTML
- 6.7 Outsourcing and Vendor RelationsHTML
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7. Conservation Procedures
- 7.1 Guidelines for Library Binding 2019HTMLPDF
- 7.2 Surface Cleaning of Paper 2019HTMLPDF
- 7.4 Custom Protective Enclosures 2018HTMLPDF
- 7.5 Conservation Treatment for Works of Art and Unbound Artifacts on Paper 2022 UpdatedHTMLPDF
- 7.6 Conservation Treatment for Bound Materials of Value 2019HTMLPDF
- 7.7 Choosing and Working with a Conservator 2018HTMLPDF
- 7.8 Removal of Damaging Fasteners from Historic Documents 2020HTMLPDF
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