Resources and Information
Need some basic advice? Below is a list of How-to's, Tips and Instructions broken down by category.
Adhesives
- Wheat Paste and PVA recipe: recipe for mixing Wheat Paste and Jade PVA.
Archival Basics
- Plastics for Preservation (Archival Polyester vs Polypropylene, etc)
- Guide to Collections Care
- Making Ethafoam mounts
Archival Storage
- Caring for your books properly
- Making Mylar Book Jackets
- Measuring your books & objects for archival boxes
Bookbinding
- Casing in a book block
- Leather vs Parchment
- Paper-backed vs Starched bookcloth
Photography
- Caring for your photography collection
- Matting and Framing
Textile Preservation
- Preservation of Textiles & Garments
- Wedding Dress Preservation
Environment
- Managing your Environment: Agents for deterioration
- Conditioning Silica Gel
- Silica Gel Calucalator
- Planning for Disasters