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- Basic preservation for library and archive collections
(PDF format) 234KB - Building blocks for a preservation policy (PDF format) 49KB
- Caring for CDs and DVDs (PDF format) 205KB
- Cleaning books and documents (PDF format) 100KB
- Damaged books (PDF format) 340KB
- Glossary of terms commonly used in library preservation work (PDF format) 1.02MB
- Guidance for exhibiting archive and library materials
(PDF format) 101KB - Managing the digitisation of library, archive and museum materials (PDF format) 88KB
- Managing the library and archive environment
(PDF format) 173KB - Managing the preservation of library and archive collections in historic buildings (PDF format) 157KB
- Packing and moving library and archive collections
(PDF format) 97KB - Photocopying of library and archive materials (PDF format) 93KB
- Preparing funding applications for preservation and conservation projects (PDF format) 34KB
- Preservation of photographic material (PDF format) 500KB
- Prevention and treatment of mould outbreaks in collections
(PDF format) 184KB - Specifying library and archive storage (PDF format) 117KB
- The application and use of standards in the care and management of libraries and archives (PDF format) 37KB
- Understanding and caring for bookbindings (PDF format) 330KB
- Using library and archive collections (PDF format) 281KB
Printed copies of most of these booklets are available free of charge from :
Preservation Advisory Centre
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London, NW1 2DB
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7612
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7796
Email: blpac@bl.uk
