This bibliography was initially prepared in May 2002 by Bruno Pouliot, with the collaboration and assistance of Linda Lennon, Winterthur Class of 1997, who then served as Assistant Conservator on different projects at Winterthur Museum and for WUDPAC. Responsibility for the bibliography was passed to Dr. Joelle Wickens in 2009. It is constantly updated and your suggestions for new sources are welcome. Resources can be filtered by the following topics: Collections Care, General Reference, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Management, Housing, Storage, and Display, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Light, Mold, Packing and Transport, Pollutants, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Surveys and Assessments, and Sustainability.
Guide to environmental protection of collections
Appelbaum, B.
1991
Appelbaum, B. 1991. Guide to environmental protection of collections. Madison, Connecticut: Soundview Press.
Filter(s): General Reference, Environmental Management
Preventive conservation research and practice at the British Museum.
Bradley, S.
2005
Bradley. S. 2005. Preventive conservation research and practice at the British Museum. JAIC 44(3): 159-173.
Filter(s): General Reference
Preservation of Collections: assessment, evaluation, and mitigation strategies
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
June 10-11, 1996
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. 1996. Preservation of Collections: assessment, evaluation, and mitigation strategies. Papers presented at the workshop Norfolk, Virginia, June 10-11, 1996. Washington, DC: AIC.
Filter(s): Collections Care, General Reference, Surveys and Assessments
Special Issue on Preventive Conservation
Canadian Conservation Institute
1994
Canadian Conservation Institute. 1994. CCI Newsletter. Special Issue on Preventive Conservation. No.14.
Filter(s): General Reference
Environmental management: guidelines for museums and galleries
Cassar, M.
1995 – London and New York: Routledge.
This book discusses the theory and practice for achieving an appropriate museum environment for both collection and people. Rather than ready solutions and rigid rules, it provides principles and ideas on which to base decisions to create an appropriate environment. It discusses environmental issues related to the building, display and storage. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
Cassar, M. 1995. Environmental management: guidelines for museums and galleries. London and New York: Routledge.
Filter(s): Light, Relative Humidity and Temperature, General Reference, Environmental Management
Conservation concerns: a guide to collections care
Bachman, K.
1992 – Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Bachman, K. 1992. Conservation concerns: a guide to collections care. Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Filter(s): Collections Care, General Reference, Surveys and Assessments