The Preservation Bibliography - Books

These are excellent monographs to help you get started or to enhance your preservation activities. They cover topics ranging from preservation management and collection care, book repair, constructing boxes, care of photographs, and disaster planning. Some of these items are older and out of date, but the information is still pertinent. Find them through your Inter-Library Loan program before you purchase. We hope these items will help you on your way to develop a great program for your library. I have linked the titles with Amazon.com and other book sellers to help you on your way.

Preservation Bibliography

Planning and Management

Bachmann, Konstanze. eds. Conservation Concerns: A Guide for Collectors and Curators. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Pressn.d. ISBN-10: 1560981741

Baird, Brian J. Preservation Strategies for Small Academic and Public Libraries. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN-10: 0810843536

Banks, Paul N., and Roberta Pilette. Preservation: Issues and Planning. Chicago: ALA, 2000. ISBN-10: 0838907768

Calvi, Elise, Yvonne Carignan, Liz Dube, and Whitney Pape. The Preservation Manager's Guide to Cost Analysis. Chicago: ALA, 2006. ISBN 0-8389-8365-0

Drewes, Jeanne M., and Julie A. Page. eds. Promoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries: A Source-book for Academic, Public, School, and Special Collections. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 0-313-30206-5

Guide to Collections Care: Paper, Photographs, Textiles, & Books. Syracuse, NY: Gaylord.com, 2005. Free from Gaylord Brothers

Bookcraft: Simple Techniques for the Maintenance and Repair of Books. Syracuse, NY: Gaylord.com, 2005. Free from Gaylord Brothers

Higginbotham, Barbra B., and Judith W. Wild. The Preservation Program Blueprint.Vol. 6. Chicago: ALA, 2001. ISBN 0-8389-0802-0

Lowry, Marcia D. Preservation and Conservation in the Small Library. : LAMA small libraries publication series, 1989. ISBN 0-8389-5718-8

Managing Preservation: A Guidebook. : State Library of Ohio; Ohio Preservation Council, 1995. ASIN B0010X8SPK

Merrill-Oldham, Jan, and Merrily Smith. eds. The Library Preservation Program: Models, Priorities, Possibilities. Chicago: ALA, 1985. ISBN 0-8389-3315-7

Ogden, Sherelyn. Preservation Planning: Guidelines for Writing a Long-Range Plan. Andover, MA: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1997. ISBN 0-931201-45-4

Sagraves, Barbara. A Preservation Guide: Saving the Past & the Present for the Future.Canada: ANCESTRY, 1995. ISBN 0-916489-59-0

Basic to Advanced Book Repair

Lavender, Kenneth. Book Repair: A How-To-Do-It Manual (How-to-Do-It Manuals for
Libraries, No. 107) (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians). 2nd ed. New York:
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2001. ISBN-10: 1555704085

Lewis, A. W. Basic Bookbinding. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1957.
ISBN-10: 0486201694

McQueen, Sharon. In-House Book Binding and Repair. Lanham, MD: The
Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2005. ISBN-10: 0810852241

Ogden, Sherelyn. eds. Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual.
Andover, MA: Northeast Document, 1994. ISBN-10: 0963468529

Schechter, Abraham A. Basic Book Repair Methods. Englewood, Col.: Libraries
Unlimited, Inc., 1999. ISBN-10: 1563087006

Shep, Robert L. Cleaning, Repairing and Caring for Books. Bodmin, United Kingdom:
MPG Books Limited, 2000. ISBN-10: 1872699022

Constructing Boxes – Advanced Book Repair

Webberly, Marilyn, and JoAn Forsyth. Books, Boxes & Wraps: Binding & Building Step-
by-Step. Kirkland, Wash.: Bifocal Publishing, 1998. ISBN-10: 1886475008

Bertonaschi, John, and Margaret R. Brown. Boxes for the Protection of Books: Their
Design and Construction. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Directorate Coll Gress,
1994. ISBN-10: 0844407976

Preservation of Photographs

Frisch-Ripley, Karen. Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs. Salt Lake City, Ut.:
Ancestry, 1991. ISBN-10: 0916489507

Jurgens, Martin C. The Digital Print: Identification and Preservation. Los Angeles: Getty
Publications, 2009. ISBN-10: 0892369604

Lavedrine, Bertrand. A Guide to the Preventive Conservation of Photograph Collections.
Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. ISBN-10: 0892367016

Preservation of Photographs (Kodak publication ; no. F-30). Rochester, N.Y.: Eastman
Kodak Company, 1979.

Tuttle, Craig A. An Ounce of Preservation: A Guide to the Care of Papers &
Photographs. Highland City, Fla.: Rainbow Books, Inc., 1995.
ISBN-10: 1568250215

Disaster Planning

Brooks, Constance. Preservation Planning Program: Disaster Preparedness. Chicago:
Association of Research Libraries, 2006. ISBN-10: 0918006651

Halsted, Deborah D., Richard P. Jasper, and Felicia M. Little. Disaster Planning: A How-
to-Do-It Manual for Libraries (Book & CD-ROM). New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers, 2005. ISBN-10: 1555704867

Kahn, Miriam. Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries. Chicago: ALA, 2002.
ISBN-10: 0838908373

The Preservation Bibliography - Websites

• Archival Products presents elegant solutions for preservation for colleges and universities, museums, historical societies, art and music libraries, medical schools and government offices as well as for the private conservator. http://www.archival.com/

• Three Basic Book Repair Procedures from the BookArtsWeb - http://www.philobiblon.com/bkrepair/BookRepair.html

• Conservation Book Repair: A training manual by Artemis BonaDea - http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/conman.html

• CoOL - an online resource operated by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials. It is a growing online resource for conservators, collection care specialists, and other conservation professionals. It's great for Book Repair also. http://cool.conservation-us.org/

• The web version of the Simple Book Repair Manual was created by members of Preservation Services, Dartmouth College Library. Copyright 1996 the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. All rights reserved. Permission is granted for copying and redistribution as long as this copyright notice is included. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/preservation/repair/index.html

• Harvard University Preservation Guidelines beginning with Collections Care- http://preserve.harvard.edu/care/index.html

• A tutorial on library preservation and conservation - http://www.librarypreservation.org/

• Digital Preservation at the Library of Congress - http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/index.html

• Environmental Monitoring Survey - http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/survey/

• This website provides simple instructions, as well as links to more comprehensive information for “Preparing, Protecting, Preserving” many types of family treasures. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/index.html

• A multitude of websites from the Penn State University Libraries Digitization and Preservation section - http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digipres/internet.html

• North East Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is a leader in providing preservation information to museums, libraries, archives, historical organizations, and other cultural institutions, as well as to private individuals. Preservation Leaflets - http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php

• Tippecanoe County Public Library -The following Internet links are drawn from a variety of academic, library and individual sources on book care and repair. They cover general care and specific conditions, bookbinding terms and supplies, and additional Internet resources. Links to newspaper and document care have also been added. http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/find-a-good-book/book-care-and-repair

The Preservation Bibliography - Newsletters

• The Archival Products Newsletter is specifically written for libraries and published quarterly. http://www.archival.com/newsletters/index.shtml

• While the Abbey Newsletter is no longer published, you may still access many of the articles. http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/

• The Newsletter of the Society of the American Archivists Preservation Section http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/preserv/prindex.htm

• National Park Service Conserve O Grams are short, focused leaflets about caring for museum objects, published in loose-leaf format. New topics are added as needed and out-of-date issues are revised or deleted. Semiannual supplements will be issued for an indeterminate period. For library information use sections 19 - 22. http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html

• The Commission on Preservation and Access Newsletter Archive was published by the Commission on Preservation and Access until the Commission merged with the Council on Library Resources to form CLIR in 1997 http://www.clir.org/pubs/cpanews/cpanews.html

Disaster Planning

Despite the importance of being prepared for a disaster, such as a fire or major water leak, the creation of a disaster plan tends not to be a priority for most libraries. There are various resources that will help you create a disaster plan. Here are a few in addition to the ones listed in the earlier post, The Preservation Bibliography - Books:

Glossary of Disaster Terms
compiled by Conservation OnLine: Resources for Conservation Professionals

Emergency Management 3.3 Disaster Planning
a Northeast Document Conservation Center online Preservation Leaflet

A Disaster Plan for Libraries and Archives
a useful disaster plan template created by Amigos

Disaster Prevention and Planning
compiled by Lyrasis, this list provides 15 steps in the Disaster Planning Process

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: Selected Bibliography
compiled by Lyrasis, this lists materials most useful in developing an institutional disaster plan

Heritage Emergency National Task Force
part of the National Institute for Conservation, the Task Force "offers tools and information to cultural institutions and the general public for preparing for and responding to emergencies that affect collections and family treasures"

Planning for a Disaster
a Powerpoint presentation by Peter D. Verheyen (pdf).

At a minimum, create a Disaster Communication Tree of staff, local emergency responders, and vendors who can provide assistance when disaster strikes -- and keep it up-to-date. Work with your facilities management personnel, if applicable. You should also purchase or put together one or more "disaster response kits," depending on the size of your library. Items to include in the kit are:

• a 5 gl plastic bucket
  
• a box of latex gloves
• packages of plain paper towels
• disposable dust masks
• disposable tyvek aprons
• respirators, and
  
• respirator replacement filters.

Additionally, be sure to have on hand plastic sheeting, pre-cut in length to the width and twice the height of your shelving, for protecting your collection from overhead water damage when leaks occur. And if your budget allows for them, Rescube Disaster Recovery Cartons (available for purchase from library supply vendors, e.g., Gaylord), are good for transporting water-soaked books.