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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kyle, Hedi, Library Materials Preservation Manual. Bronxville NY, Nicholas T. Smith, 1983. (Out-of-print).
Greenfield, Jane, Books, Their Care and Repair. New York, Wilson, 1983.
These two books are basic, no-nonsense and well illustrated how-to manuals. Many of the preservation enclosures described are too time-consuming to make in-house. A great
variety of containers can now be purchased ready-made from archival suppliers.
Horton, Carolyn. Cleaning and Preserving Bindings and Related Materials. Chicago, Library Technology Program, ALA, 1969.
This classic is out-of-print but available in many libraries. Many of the repair methods taught in this course have their origins in the three books listed above.
Collection Conservation Treatment; A Resource Manual for Program Development and Conservation Technician Training, Berkeley, Conservation Dept., U. of California Berkeley,
1993. Available from the Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Services, 21 Dupont Circle, Washington DC 20036.
Many conservation labs' book repair techniques, some refined, others less so. It is aimed at conservation departments with some experienced staff. Many repair procedures
are approached differently, and the uninitiated may have a hard time selecting among the different techniques.
Northeast Document Conservation Center, Preservation of Library & Archival Materials: A Manual, 1992, ed. By Sherelyn Ogden.
This is actually a collection of most of the Technical Leaflets issued by NEDCC. They are divided into six sections: Planning and Prioritizing, The Environment,
Emergency Management, Storage and Handling, Reformatting, and Conservation Procedures. Leaflets have been updated and are now available on the Web at: www.nedcc.org/
Applebaum, Barbara, Guide to Environmental Protection of Collections. Madison, CT, Soundview Press, 1991.
A sensible approach, it covers Temperature and Relative Humidity, Light, Air Quality, Mold and Pest Control, Preventing Physical Damage. Part II deals with Assessing the
Needs of Collections.
Clapp, Anne F., Curatorial Care of Works of Art on Paper. NY. Nick Lyons Bks, 1987.
Section I discusses Factors Potentially Harmful to Paper, Section II covers procedures. Some of these require more expertise than others.
Dolloff, Francis, and Perkinson, Roy, How to Care for Works of Art on Paper. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1985.
This elegant pamphlet is old but contains a lot of very good information including a brief history of papermaking.
Gaylord Preservation Pathfinder Pamphlets, free from Gaylord
Vol. 1: An Introduction to Preservation. Vol 2: Archival Storage of Paper. Vol.3: Archival Storage of Photographic Materials. Vol.4: An Introduction to Book Repair. Vol. 5:
Archival Storage of Textiles.
A very useful, no-nonsense series on basic techniques, procedures and advice. Includes bibliographies.
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