Preventative Bibliography

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