Preservation of Library Materials SIG [PRESERV]

Preservation sources on the Internet

These are some of the Internet sources on the preservation of library materials we have found to be useful.

AICCM The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials

ALIA SIG Preservation of Library Materials The ALIA group with preservation as its special interest

Australian Co-operative Digitisation Project Details on the developing project to microfilm and digitise Australian serials published 1840-45

The Australian Museum Conservation Department Information about the Australian Museum

Canadian Conservation Institute Lists of products, publications, services, guidelines for internships, coming events and selected research reports from this highly respected and reliable source.

Conservation Online About the most comprehensive source of preservation documents, addresses of people working in preservation, links to other sources and nearly nine years archived high-quality messages on Conservation Online

Kodak's home page Information on Kodak products, including Photo-CD

National Library of Medicine (USA) home page Information on their preservation programs and preservation awareness materials

National Conservation and Preservation Strategy Public Forum Working papers and details of the meeting held Wednesday 30 October 1996, Sydney. [link to department only - search site for the exact URL]

National Media Laboratory home page Execellent information on the preservation of video-recordings

National Initiatives and Collaboration (NIAC) Office at the National Library of Australia Information about NIAC's functions, organisation and programs

RLG [Research Libraries Group (US)] website RLG has major programs (under the title PRESERV) in the preservation of library materials, including working groups on metadata and preserving electronic resources

Solinet website. Lots of preservation information, full text of leaflets, workshop schedules and publications for sale

State Library of Victoria's Conservation Department home page Lots and lots of links to other pages

Syracuse University's preservation page Lots of useful information and links