The following websites offer current “best practices” for preserving various items.
Northeast Document Conservation Center
- Archival Storage Supplies
- Legal & Letter Size Storage
- MicroChamber Interleaving Paper
- Flat Storage Boxes & Folders
- Storage for Cards & Magazines
- Rare Books & Pamphlets
- Photographic Storage Materials
- Audio Visual Materials
- Microfilm & Microfiche Storage
- Storage of Rolled Objects
- Large Boxes for Objects and Bulk Storage
- Textile Storage Materials
- Natural History Collections
- Storage for Personal Collections
- Archival Polyester (Mylar)
- Archival Paper Envelopes
- Archival Folders
- Tissue, Paper & Board
- Framing & Matting Materials
- Conservation Tools, Equipment & Supplies
- Conservation Equipment
- Monitoring, Testing & Collection Maintenance Supplies & Equipment
- General Conservation Supplies
- Micro-Mesh Products & Abrasives
- Knives, Scalpels, Scissors & Tools
- Swabs
- Brushes
- Pencils, Pens & Markers
- Identification Supplies
- Ethafoam, Volara, Packing and Protective Materials
- Gloves & Personal Protection
- Erasers, Sponges and Cleaning Cloths
- Detergents, Cleaning and Bleaching Supplies
- Tapes & Mounting Products
- Adhesives & Epoxies
- Beva Products
- Paraloid Products
- Fillers
- Consolidants
- Quake Hold Products
- Waxes & Coating Materials
- Varnishes
- Modeling Compounds & Molding Supplies
- Bookbinding, Book, and Paper Conservation Supplies
- Metal Conservation Products
- Modern Materials Conservation Materials
- Ceramic and Glass Conservation Products
- Books
- Archaeology
- Architectural, Building & Stone Conservation
- Archival Theory, Administration & Design
- Care & Conservation of Books, Paper & Parchment
- Care of Metals
- Conservation Chemistry, Theories & Analyses
- Conservation of Furniture
- Conservation of Leather
- Conservation of Modern Materials
- Conservation of Other Objects
- Conservation of Painting: Methods, Materials & Techniques
- Conservation of Wooden Objects
- Disaster & Emergency Planning
- Frames, Framing & Matting
- General Collections Care & Maintenance
- General Conservation & Archival Practice
- Health & Environmental Issues
- Museums: Administration, Documentation & Exhibitions
- Photographic Materials
- Special Perspectives
- Textiles
- Tools & Guides
- Family Archivists