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Preventive Conservation: Projects

What is Preventive Conservation? It is all measures and actions aimed at avoiding and minimizing future deterioration or loss. They are carried out within the context or on the surroundings of an item, but more often a group of items, whatever their age a

Projects Introduction

CCH is also responsible for implementing large-scale housing solutions for YUL collections. Our unit works closely with library staff to assess and create streamlined approaches for addressing the challenging, and often varied, housing and preservation needs of large collections. Recent projects include: