Conservation guides

The Library's conservation experts have produced these information guides to assist people to care for and conserve their personal collections of printed items.

Caring for family history documents

Environmental monitoring, pest control, disaster preparedness, conservation treatments, and preservation copying and packaging for family history items.

A pair of hands uses a paintbrush and glue to conserve a black and white mounted photographs

Caring for photographs

These guidelines for preservation through careful storage and handling can be applied to all photographic materials.

Carefully conserving the Library's works on paper

Caring for works on paper

Advice on the nature of paper, the causes of its destruction and how to slow the process.

Dealing with mould

How to treat and prevent mould invasions and information on relevant health issues.

Dealing with pests

Rats, mice, silverfish, moths and other insects feed on organic material in books and can damage valuable collections.

Preparing to frame a Library artwork on paper

Framing artworks on paper

Useful advice on mounting, hanging and which framing materials to use.

Packing & storing books

These guidelines outline an effective preventative approach to the problems of book storage.

Storing newspapers

Advice on common problems with newspaper preservation and how best to store and handle cuttings and whole editions.

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