Preserving Library Materials

The Care You Take in Handling Library Materials Will Extend Their Useful Lives

 

Paper Materials

Shelving Books in General Collections
Proper Handling of Materials for Photocopying
Mutilation of Library Materials
"A Paper Chase: Technology Helps Library Save Its Paper Collections,"  Library of Congress
"Handling Books in General Collections", videotape based on the Library of Congress slide/tape production (1984)
"Cleaning Library Stacks", educational video that demonstrates proper cleaning techniques (2002)
"Preservation Orientation for Library Staff", annual UCSD staff training video (2002)

Media Materials

Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs, CLIR
The Dos and Don'ts of Videotape Care, Jim Wheeler

Film Preservation Guide, National Film Preservation Foundation

Media Preservation, Independent Media Arts Preservation (IMAP)
Permanence, Care, and Handling of CDs, Eastman Kodak Company

Video Aids to Film Preservation, Folkstreams.net

Video Format Identification Guide, Electronic Media Group/AIC
Videotape Identification Assessment Guide, Texas Commission on the Arts
Vidipax, the Magnetic Media Restoration Company home page