Preservation and Conservation
This guide will assist you in finding resources on book preservation and conservation. Preservation refers to non-invasive methods of minimizing deterioration and preventing further damage (e.g., climate-controlled storage) whereas conservation refers to more active methods of preserving the current condition of a book, or even of restoring it to a prior condition.
Useful Websites
Digital Library Resources
Recommended Titles
Book Repair: A How-to-do-it Manual
025.8 L39b2
2011
Lavender's highly acclaimed guide has been completely revised and expanded to offer up-to-date help on both basic book repair techniques and sound conservation practices.
Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper
025.2 B16d
2001
Nicholson Barker pleads the case for saving our recorded heritage in its original form while telling the story of how and why our greatest research libraries betrayed the public trust by auctioning off or pulping irreplaceable collections.
Ex Libris
769.52 H79e
2011
Originating in their modern printed form in 16th-century Germany, where books were highly valuable and treasured, bookplates became an art form practiced by artists across Europe and beyond.
Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials
025.8 P9334s
2012
Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials offers plenty to inspire anyone facing backlogs of unprocessed papers or boxes of artifacts. Stories of the rescue efforts of a group of volunteers, or the discovery of a lost diary, show that the hard work of preservation is well worth it.
Preserving Our Heritage
025.8 P9335c
2015
A collection of key introductory readings of historic preservation literature. Since the essays are presented in an historical timeline, the reader discovers the roots of many current debates.
The Art of American Book Covers, 1875-1930
741.640973 M666a
2010
At the turn of the nineteenth century, book covers were revered as works of art. Publishers commissioned distinguished artists such as Maxfield Parrish and Rockwell Kent to create exquisite covers appreciated by authors and readers alike.