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Museum Studies & Curatorial Practice: Conservation/Preservation

Print and online resources for museum studies and career paths

General Conservation & Preservation Resources

Airborne pollutants in museums, galleries and archives : risk assessment, control strategies and preservation management by Jean Tétreault
Call Number: Q. 069.53 T291a
ISBN: 0662340590
Publication Date: 2003
Main Stacks
Analysis of Modern Paints by Getty Conservation Institute; Thomas J. S. Learner
Call Number: Q. 751.2 L476a
ISBN: 0892367792
Publication Date: 2005-03-14
Oak Street
The Art of the conservator by Andrew Oddy, ed.
Call Number: 702.88 AR784
ISBN: 0714120561
Publication Date: 1992
Main Stacks
The Care and Handling of Art Objects: Practices in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Marjorie Shelley
Call Number: NK1127.5.S52 1987
ISBN: 0870993186
Publication Date: 1987-01-01
Undergraduate Library
Care of Collections by Simon Knell (Editor)
Call Number: 069.53C18
ISBN: 0415112842
Publication Date: 1994-11-17
Architecture & Art and Main Stacks
The Care of Photographs by Siegfried Rempel
Call Number: 771.46 R288c
ISBN: 0941130487
Publication Date: 1987-09-01
Main Stacks
The Care of Prints and Drawings by Margaret H. Ellis
Call Number: 760.0288 El595c1995
ISBN: 9780761991366
Publication Date: 1996-01-29
Oak Street
Collections care : a selected bibliography by Amparo R. de Torres, ed.
Call Number: 016.06953 C6851991
Publication Date: 1991
Main Stacks
Conservation : principles, dilemmas and uncomfortable truths by Aliston Richmond and Alison Bracker, eds.
Call Number: 363.69 C7654
Publication Date: 2009
Main Stacks and Online Resource
Conservation Concerns: a guide for collectors and curators by Konstanze Bachmann; Dianne Pilgrim (Foreword by)
Call Number: 069.53 C765
ISBN: 1560981741
Publication Date: 1992-04-17
Main Stacks
Conservation of photographic materials: a basic reading list by Klaus B. Hendriks and Anne Whitehurst
Call Number: 016.770286 H385C
ISBN: 0662555910
Publication Date: 1988
Main Stacks
The conservation of wall paintings: proceedings of a symposium organized by the Courtauld Institute of Art and the Getty Conservation Institute, London, July 13-16, 1987 by Sharon Cather, ed.
Call Number: 759.94 M79C:E
ISBN: 0408108126
Publication Date: 1991
Main Stacks
Conservation science: heritage materials by Eric May and Mark Jones, eds.
ISBN: 9781847557629
Publication Date: 2006
Online Resource
Contemporary theory of conservation by Salvador Muñoz-Viñas
Call Number: 363.69 M926c
ISBN: 9780750662247
Publication Date: 2005
ACES and Main Stacks
Curatorial Care of Works of Art on Paper: basic procedures for paper preservation by Anne F. Clapp
Call Number: 676.20288 C535C1987
ISBN: 0941130312
Publication Date: 1987-05-01
Main Stacks and Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Effects of Light on Materials in Collections : data on photoflash and related sources by Terry T. Schaeffer
Call Number: 069.53 Sch136e
ISBN: 0892366451
Publication Date: 2001-08-16
Main Stacks and Oak Street
Fundamentals of photograph conservation : a study guide by Klaus B. Hendriks ... [et al.]
Call Number: Q. 771.46 F963
ISBN: 9780921633808
Publication Date: 1991
Main Stacks
Guide to Environmental Protection of Collections by Barbara Appelbaum
Call Number: 025.8 Ap48g
ISBN: 0932087167
Publication Date: 1991-11-01
Main Stacks and Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage by Nicholas S. Price (Editor); M. Kirby Talley (Editor); Alessandra M. Vaccaro (Editor)
Call Number: 720.88 H629
ISBN: 9780892362509
Publication Date: 1996-09-26
Architecture & Art and Oak Street
Introduction to Conservation in Museums: Key Principles and Approaches by Hanna Szczepanowska
Call Number: 069.53 Sz19c
ISBN: 9780415674744
Publication Date: 2013-01-30
Architecture & Art
Laser Cleaning in Conservation: an introduction by Martin Cooper; John Larson
Call Number: 702.88 L333
ISBN: 0750631171
Publication Date: 1998-03-09
Main Stacks
Life of a Photograph: archival processing, matting, framing, and storage by Laurence E. Keefe
Call Number: 770.286 K242L; TR465 .K44 1984
ISBN: 0240517016
Publication Date: 1983-12-01
Main Stacks and Undergraduate Library
Managing Conservation in Museums by Suzanne Keene
Call Number: 069.53068 K251m2002
ISBN: 9780750656030
Publication Date: 2002-09-24
Oak Street
Manual on the conservation of paintings by International Museum Office
Call Number: 708.02 In8m:E
Publication Date: 1997
Architecture & Art
Mould prevention and collection recovery : guidelines for heritage collections by Sherry Guild and Maureen MacDonald
Call Number: 069.53 G943m
ISBN: 0662359321
Publication Date: 2004
Main Stacks and Oak Street
Old Master Prints and Drawings: a guide to preservation and conservation by Carlo James; Caroline Corrigan; Marie C. Enshaian; Marie R. Greca
Call Number: Q. 769.0288 M319o:E
ISBN: 9053562435
Publication Date: 1997-06-01
Architecture & Art
The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: traditional and digital color prints, color negatives, slides, and motion pictures by Henry Wilhelm; Carol Brower
Call Number: Q. 771.46 W649p
ISBN: 0911515003
Publication Date: 1993-06-01
Archives and Main Stacks
Pollutants in the Museum Environment: practical strategies for problem solving in design, exhibition and storage by Pamela B. Hatchfield
Call Number: 069.53 H283p
ISBN: 9781873132968
Publication Date: 2007-02-06
Oak Street
Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums by G.E. Gorman (Editor); Sydney J. Shep (Editor)
Call Number: 025.84 P92631
ISBN: 9781856045742
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Main Stacks and Oak Street
Preventive Conservation in Museums by Chris Caple (Editor)
Call Number: 069.53 P928
ISBN: 9780415579698
Publication Date: 2012-01-18
Main Stacks
The Restauration of Paintings by Knut Nicolaus; Christine Westphal
Call Number: Q. 702.88 N542r:E
ISBN: 3895089222
Publication Date: 1999-03-01
Architecture & Art
Restoration: Is it acceptable? by Andrew Oddy
Call Number: 069.53 R313
ISBN: 0861590996
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Main Stacks
Saving the twentieth century : the conservation of modern materials : proceedings of a conference Symposium ’91: Saving the twentieth century, Ottawa, Canada, 15 to 20 September, 1991
Call Number: 069.53 Sy681s1991
ISBN: 9780660578545
Publication Date: 1993
Oak Street
Solvent Gels for the Cleaning of Works of Art: the residue question by Dusan Stulik; Valerie Dorge; Janice Carlson; Narayan Khandekar; Herant Khanjian; David Miller; W. Christian Petersen; Richard Wolbers
Call Number: 702.88 So487; Q.702.88 So487
ISBN: 0892367598
Publication Date: 2004-07-29
Main Stacks and Oak Street

Disaster Management

Building an Emergency Plan by Valerie Dorge; Sharon Jones (Compiled by)
Call Number: 069.2 B868
ISBN: 089236551X
Publication Date: 2000-02-03
Archives, Main Stacks, & Oak Street
Disaster Management in Archives, Libraries and Museums by Graham Matthews; Yvonne Smith; Gemma Knowles; Gemma Dolan
Call Number: 025.82 M432d
ISBN: 9780754672739
Publication Date: 2009-04-28
Main Stacks
Emergency planning and response for libraries, archives and museums by Emma Dadson
Call Number: 025.1 D129e
ISBN: 9781856048088
Publication Date: 2012
Main Stacks
Implementing the Incident Command System at the Institutional Level by David Carmicheal
Call Number: 658.47 C212i
ISBN: 9780982936627
Publication Date: 2010-08-02
Oak Street
Preparing for the Worst Plannng for the Best by Johanna G. Wellheiser (Editor); Nancy E. Gewinn (Editor); Nancy E. Gwinn (Editor)
Call Number: 025.82 P919
ISBN: 3598218427
Publication Date: 2004-12-20
Main Stacks and Oak Street

Insects and Pests

Combatting pests of cultural property by Tom Strang and Rika Kigawa
Call Number: 069.53 St816c
ISBN: 9780660198996
Publication Date: 2009
Main Stacks
A Guide to Museum Pest Control by Lynda A. Zycherman (Editor); J. Richard Schrock (Editor)
Call Number: 628.96 G941
ISBN: 9780942924145
Publication Date: 1988-11-01
ACES
Heritage Eaters by Mary-Lou Florian
Call Number: Q. 069.53 F663h; 069.53 F663h
ISBN: 1873936494
Publication Date: 1997-12-01
Oak Street and Main Stacks
Integrated Pest Management for Cultural Heritage by David Pinniger
Call Number: 069.53 P656i
ISBN: 9781909492226
Publication Date: 2015-05-05
Oak Street
Pest Management in Museums, Archives and Historic Houses by Annette Townsend (Illustrator); David Pinniger
Call Number: 069.53 P656p
ISBN: 1873132867
Publication Date: 2007-02-03
Main Stacks and Oak Street