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.
Sharing the responsibility for preservation. A call for partnership between exhibition and conservation specialists.
Raphael, T.
2001 – The Exhibitionist 20(2):7-11.
Raphael, T. 2001. Sharing the responsibility for preservation. A call for partnership between exhibition and conservation specialists. The Exhibitionist 20(2):7-11.
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Rotating the treasures on display in the British Library.
Shenton, H.
2006 – ICON News 5: 28-30.
An interesting case study, which explains the planning behind and reasons for the recent decision to rotate all manuscripts based on an 18-month display, then 6-month period in the dark.
Shenton, H. 2006 (July). Rotating the treasures on display in the British Library. ICON News 5: 28-30.
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Conservation and exhibitions: packing, transport, storage and environmental conditions.
Stolow, N.
1986 – London: Butterworth Publishers.
Stolow, N. 1986. Conservation and exhibitions: packing, transport, storage and environmental conditions. London: Butterworth Publishers.
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Air exchange rate — the dominant parameter for preventive conservation?
Thickett, D, F. David, and N. Luxford.
2005/2006 – The Conservator 29: 19-34.
This article stresses the importance of air exchange rates for display cases, how to measure it and maintain a good seal, and finally determine its impact on the conditions within the case.
Thickett, D, F. David, and N. Luxford. 2005/06. Air exchange rate — the dominant parameter for preventive conservation The Conservator 29: 19-34.
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Studies on the behavior of RH within an exhibition case. Part 1: measuring the effectiveness of sorbents for use in an enclosed showcase. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 6th Triennial Meeting, Ottawa.
Weintraub, S.
1981 – Paris: ICOM. 3: 81/18/4-1 through 81/18/4-11.
Weintraub, S. 1981. Studies on the behavior of RH within an exhibition case. Part 1: measuring the effectiveness of sorbents for use in an enclosed showcase. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 6th Triennial Meeting, Ottawa. Paris: ICOM. 3: 81/18/4-1 through 81/18/4-11.
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A new silica gel and recommendations. AIC preprints, American Institute for Conservation Annual Meeting, Milwaukee.
Weintraub, S.
1982 – Washington, D.C.: AIC. 169-173.
Weintraub, S. 1982. A new silica gel and recommendations. AIC preprints, American Institute for Conservation Annual Meeting, Milwaukee. Washington, D.C.: AIC. 169-173.
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