Some donors did not take the greatest care of their collections, or maybe the item has just been used a lot. Learn about conservation techniques and issues related to the field.

Conservation Online
Preservation Department, Stanford. "A full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials."

Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
Want to find out what madder lake is, or other book binding and conservation terminology? Go to this site created by the Preservation Department, Stanford.

National Archives, DC
Tools and tips, and links to professional organizations.