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Ashmolean Museum: Conservation - Prevention - Methods for preventing artifact deterioration, including controlling the environment, light levels, pollution monitoring, insect infestation monitoring, handling, storage, and treatment when needed.
Basic Guidelines for the Care of Special Collections - Care of objects within special collection, with steps for conservation, environment and finding professional assistance. From the AIC.
Biological Deterioration and Damage to Furniture and Wooden Objects - Brochure from the Smithsonian on causes and effects of furniture and wooden artifact deterioration.
Care and Handling of Ivory Objects - Guideline brochure on care of ivory objects from the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education.
Care of Feathers - Article discussing the preservation of feathers from the Bishop Museum. Includes a standard of preservation for feathers.
Care, Handling and Storage of Motion Picture Film - Care, handling and storage of motion picture film including nitrate, acetate and, safety-based film.
Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs - From the Library of Congress, the care, handling and storage techniques for photographs including cased, glass, film, paper and negative photographic items.
Caring For Architecture - Basic care of architecture: inspection and maintenance, environment, what to look for and where to look when inspecting, housekeeping, record keeping, alterations and improvements, disasters, vandalism, and resources. From the AIC.
Caring For Works of Art on Paper - 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.
Caring for Furniture - Basic care concerns for furniture, including effects of the environment, insect activity, and housekeeping. From the AIC.
Caring for Textiles - Effects of environmental factors, including light, temperature and humidity, and pollution, and proper storage and housekeeping of textiles. From the AIC.
Caring for Your Paintings - Proper care of paintings: maintaining a suitable environment, displaying paintings, handling procedures, framing, housekeeping guidelines, disasters and other problems and resources. From the AIC.
Caring for Your Photographs - Guidelines for the care of photographs: choosing storage enclosures, environment, displaying photographs, handling, housekeeping, disaster preparedness, and common concerns and solutions. From the AIC.
Collections Care - Collections Care guidelines, reference materials and course materials from the Smithsonian.
Conservation - Investigation - Object investigation techniques at the Ashmolean Museum, including visual investigation, environmental monitoring, and non-destructive and destructive analytical investigation techniques.
Deterioration - Deterioration studies at the Ashmolean Museum. Includes discussions on metals, textiles, ceramics, casts and paper.
Deterioration Studies - Smithsonian Center for Material Research and Education deterioration studies of modern, organic and biological materials.
Emergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections - Techniques and procedures to follow to salvage water damaged library collections, including books, framed items, photographic materials. paper and mold damaged materials
Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper - Basic stabilization techniques of small to medium mold outbreaks in paper collections.
Fumigation for Insect Control - Article on fumigation within museums and art repositories.
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