Basic Preservation Guidelines for Library and Archive Collections 
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The British Library National Preservation Office
Boxes for the Protection of Books: Their Design and Construction
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate
Care, Handling and Storage of Books
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate
Care of Alum, Vegetable, and Mineral Tanned Leather
Canadian Conservation Institute
Caring for Your Books
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Cleaning Books and Documents [PDF: 127 KB / 18 p.]
The British Library National Preservation Office
Good Handling Principles and Practice for Library and Archive Materials [PDF: 97 KB / 11 p.]
The British Library National Preservation Office
Leather Dressing: To Dress or Not To Dress [PDF: 368 KB / 3 p.] by McCrady Ellen and Toby Raphael
National Park Service
Photocopying of Library and Archive Materials [PDF: 93 KB / 9 p.]
The British Library National Preservation Office
Protecting Books with Custom-Fitted Boxes
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Storage Enclosures for Books and Artifacts on Paper
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Glossary of terms commonly used in library preservation work [PDF: 1.05 MB / 10 p.]
The British Library National Preservation Office
The following publications provide a framework and context for preservation activities as they relate to rare books.
Clarkson, Christopher. The safe handling and display of medieval manuscripts and early printed books. The New Bookbinder, 19, pp.12-38.
Pages 12 through 19 focuses on the specific problems of rare books as opposed to books from general collections.
Hadgraft, Nicholas and Katherine Swift, eds. Conservation and Preservation in Small Libraries. Cambridge: Parker Library Publications. 1994
Contains an article by Nicholas Pickwoad on Distinguishing between the Good and Bad Repair of Books", a very important selection of articles under the section "The Bibliographer and the Conservator" and discrete articles touching on preservation factors such as the environment, building and storage as related to book collections. An important text that clearly articulates how preservation strategies affect a book, and custodians should give conservation treatment due consideration.
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