Booklets

English

• 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
• Library and archive storage furniture (PDF format) 174KB
• Making the most of funding opportunities for preservation and conservation projects (PDF format) 100KB
• Managing pests in paper-based collections (PDF format) 338KB
• 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
• Mould outbreaks in library and archive collections
  (PDF format) 184KB
• Packing and moving library and archive collections
  (PDF format) 97KB
• Photocopying of library and archive materials (PDF format) 93KB
• Preservation of photographic material (PDF format) 500KB
• Salvaging library and archive collections
  (PDF format) 154KB
• 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

Español

• Manejo de las plagas en colecciones con soportes de papel (PDF format) 230KB

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

 

• British Library Collection Care