General Information

Language

English.

Published

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2020.

Physical Description

373 p. ; 26 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

Harvey, D. R. (Douglas Ross), 1951- (editor of compilation.)

Mahard, Martha R., 1948- (editor of compilation.)

Conn, Donia, 1968-

Contents/Summary

Summary

"Museum curators, museum professionals, archivists and librarians from small local history museums to world-famous art and natural history collections, must deploy their specialized knowledge to prioritize the needs of their collections. This revised volume has a wide range of topic-specific expertise that comprises both an enduring text for preservation students as well as an essential one-stop reference for cultural heritage professionals where resources are limited and professional help is not always at hand"--

Subjects

Subject

Library materials > Conservation and restoration.

Archival materials > Conservation and restoration.

Museum conservation methods.

Digital preservation.

Preservation of materials.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

[edited by] Ross Harvey, Martha R. Mahard ; revised by Donia Conn.

Content

PART I: Fundamentals -- Mapping the preservation landscape for the twenty-first century -- Preservation principles -- Managing preservation: Policy, assessment, planning -- Security and disaster planning -- PART II: Collections -- Artifacts and information -- The environment -- Creating preservation-friendly objects -- PART III: Media and material -- Putting it all together: Environment and storage quick reference guides -- Paper objects and books -- Photographic materials -- Digital prints -- Sound materials -- Moving image materials -- Digital storage media and files -- Textiles -- Paintings.

Available in another form

Print version: The preservation management handbook Second edition. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020] 9781538109007 (DLC) 2019043513

ISBN

9781538109021

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Archival, library and information sciences collection	025.8/4 HAR		Reference	-

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