- Bookbinding Tutorial
Aimed primarily at those who wish to preserve the content of old pulp paperbacks by photocopying them onto archival paper and then binding the results.
www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/book
- Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
By Etherington and Roberts.
palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/toc/toc1.html
- Harvard University Library Preservation Center
Preservation information resources for library professionals.
preserve.harvard.edu
- Library of Congress: Preservation
Featuring information on conservation and preservation at the Library, as well as advice on the care of books, photos, videos, and other media in personal collections.
lcweb.loc.gov/preserv
- Northeast Document Conservation Center
Nonprofit conservation center specializing in preservation and conservation of paper-based materials.
www.nedcc.org
- Institute of Paper Conservation
Devoted solely to the conservation of paper and related materials. Its objective is the advancement of the craft and science of paper conservation both within the profession and in terms of public awareness.
palimpsest.stanford.edu/ipc
- Regional Alliance for Preservation
Provides preservation information to cultural institutions and the public throughout the United States.
www.rap-arcc.org
- Conservation OnLine
Project of the Preservation Department of Stanford Libraries featuring a full text library of conservation information.
palimpsest.stanford.edu
- University of Texas at Austin - Preservation and Conservation Studies
Description of the preservation administration and conservator programs.
www.gslis.utexas.edu/programs/pcs
- European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA)
Established in 1994 to promote activities aimed at keeping collections in European archives and libraries accessible over time. Includes a virtual exhibition of the ravages of dust, water, moulds, fungi, bookworms, and other pests.
www.knaw.nl/ecpa
- Papylum
Conservation research project studying the chemiluminescent phenomena, i.e. weak light emission as a result of a chemical reaction, during paper degradation.
papylum.uni-lj.si
- Simple Book Repair Manual, A
Includes guiding principles, guidelines, tools, and a variety of repairs.
www.dartmouth.edu/~preserve/repair/repairindex.htm
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