Collection Care

The following resources, articles and manuals are based on our experience, training and surveys carried out by the NDL, which provide basic information on collection care. We also introduce useful links of major libraries and related organizations.

• "Preservation of the National Diet Library's Collections" (Revised on Feb. 22, 2013)
• Paper
• Microfilm
• Storage Environment
• Disaster Preparedness
• Digitization of library materials
• Ensuring long-term preservation and usability of digital information

Useful Links

• Preservation Leaflets (Northeast Document Conservation Center)
• Conservation OnLine (CoOL) (Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation)
• Conservation (The British Library)
• Preservation Directorate (The Library of Congress)
• Preservation Services (Harvard University Library)
• Conservation and Collection Care (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)