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Online Resources
- IMLS Connecting to CollectionsContains comprehensive online resources and an online community, created by IMLS and Heritage Preservation, featuring resources, a discussion board, and access to webinars and other opportunities for discussion.
- A New Lease on Life: Museum Conservation in the National Park ServiceAn online exhibition that examines the role of conservators and the steps they take in order to preserve objects for future generations. The module utilizes actual NPS objects that have received conservation treatments to illustrate the process involved with the conservation of objects. Includes glossary of common terms.
- Conservator's CornerPowerhouse Museum Conservation Department Blog that features a variety of objects with varied treatments.
- Powerhouse Museum Conservation ResourcesIncludes C.A.R.E. (Conservation Advice Research Engine), informative PDFs on object care, and valuable links to resources such as the Australian Dress Register.
Print Resources
- From Marble to Chocolate: The Conservation of Modern SculptureNB1199 F76 1995, Conservation
- Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and AntiquitiesN8555 K8313, Conservation
Hermann Kühn - The Care of Antiques and Historical CollectionsNK1127.5 G85 1985, Conservation
Per E. Guldbeck - Artifacts: An Introduction to Early Materials and TechnologyT16 H62 1981, Conservation
Henry Hodges - Art Objects: Their Care and PreservationN8560 F35 1973, Conservation
Frieda Fall - Materials Handbook: An Encyclopedia for Managers, Technical Professionals, Purchasing and Production Managers, Technicians, Supervisors and ForemenTA403 B73 1986, Conservation
George S. Brady - Material Characterization Tests for Objects of Art and ArchaeologyTA410 O38 2000, Conservation
Nancy Odegaard - Theory and Practice in the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art: Reflections on the Roots and PerspectivesN8554.5 T44 2010, Conservation
- Analytical Techniques in Materials ConservationTA418.74 S78 2007, Conservation
Barbara H. Stuart - Lacquer: Technology and Conservation: A Comprehensive Guide to the Technology and Conservation of Asian and European LacquerNK9900.7 A78 W43 2000, SML
Marianne Webb - Innovative Approaches to the Complex Care of Contemporary ArtN8560 I438 2012, Conservation
Iwona Szmelter (ed.) - The Conservation of Cultural Property, With Special Reference to Tropical ConditionsN8850 U55, Conservation
UNESCO - Practical Building Conservation: Mortars, Plasters and RendersTA436 .P73 2011, Conservation
- X-Radiography of Textiles, Dress and Related ObjectsNK8804.5 O266 2007, Conservation
Sonia O'Connor and Mary M. Brooks