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Guidelines for the care of photographs: choosing storage enclosures, environment, displaying photographs, handling, housekeeping, disaster preparedness, and common concerns and solutions. From the AIC.
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Effects of environmental factors, including light, temperature and humidity, and pollution, and proper storage and housekeeping of textiles. From the AIC.
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Strategies for conservation, restoration and valorization of historical and archaeological copper-based artifacts from Mediterranean Countries.
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From the Library of Congress, the care, handling and storage techniques for photographs including cased, glass, film, paper and negative photographic items.
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Random Site Quote: Information Leaflet on the Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress).
and Storage of Photographs
Originally published by: IFLA Core Programme Preservation and
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Photographic materials have complex
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Care, handling and storage of motion picture film including nitrate, acetate and, safety-based film.
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Random Site Quote: Care, Handling and Storage of Motion Picture Film (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress).
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Storage of Motion Picture Film
Film should always be held by its edges to avoid leaving finger prints
on picture and sound areas.
All film is subject to fading,
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Techniques and procedures to follow to salvage water damaged library collections, including books, framed items, photographic materials. Paper and mold damaged materials.
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Random Site Quote: Emergency Drying Procedures for Water-Damaged Collections (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress).
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Procedures for Water Damaged Collections
Wear protective, latex gloves and long sleeves.
If mold is present, wear a respirator. Some mold species are toxic; if
any health
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Guidelines for the care of paper based works of art, including proper storage and handling, essentials of proper framing, protection from light, protection from unsafe temperature and relative humidity conditions, protection from pollution, and disasters.
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Use of leather dressing for the treatment of rare leather bound books and library materials.
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Leather dressings were at one time thought to be useful in extending
the life of leather bindings. Experience has shown, however, that its
benefit is primarily cosmetic
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When and how to clean paper, as well as proper supplies and resources for supplies, a Northeast Document Conservation Center technical leaflet.
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7.2 Surface Cleaning of Paper
Although it is neither necessary nor desirable to remove all dirt or discoloration from old papers, surface cleaning sometimes
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Basic guidelines from the Northeast Document Conservation Center.
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2.1 Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light, and Air Quality: Basic Guidelines for Preservation
Minnesota Historical Society
Control of temperature and
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