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Preventive Conservation:
ColleCtion storage

Elkin
Norris

Edited by Lisa Elkin
& Christopher Norris

Reflecting the breadth of its scope, the new book is a collaboration between
the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, the American
Institute for Conservation, the Smithsonian Institution, and the George
Washington University Museum Studies Program. It will be useful to anyone
in the field of collection care looking for an overview of collection storage-
be it an established specialist, an emerging professional, or a student.

COLLECTION STORAGE

Good storage is the foundation of effective collection care-advancing
conservation while promoting accessibility and use. Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage covers all types of collections, including science,
fine and decorative art, history, library, archive, and digital collections. It
concentrates on preventive conservation and emphasizes a risk-management
approach.

PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION:

Introducing
a new volume that covers
PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION:
STORAGE
all COLLECTION
aspects of collection
storage

PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION:

COLLECTION STORAGE

Published by the Society for the Preservation of Natural
History Collections; American Institute for Conservation of
"We are all stewards.
We are all responsible
to future generations.Institution;
Elkin
Historic & Artistic
Works;
Smithsonian
and
and Norris have provided us with an essential guide on how to be proactive in preserving the past and present and planning for the future."
The George Washington University Museum Studies Program
-ANNE-IMELDA RADICE, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

Available in September 2019!

Lisa Elkin * Christopher A. Norris
Mary Coughlin | Catharine Hawks | John Simmons | Jude Southward
Sarah Stauderman | Shelley Sturman | Robert Waller

September 2019, 944 pages, full color hardcover
ISBN 978-0-9978679-2-3
$95 + shipping at www.culturalheritage.org

Smithsonian
Institution

Good storage is the foundation of effective collection care, advancing conservation while at
the same time promoting accessibility and use. Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage covers the
storage of all types of collections, including science, fine and decorative art, history, library,
archive, and digital collections. It concentrates on preventive conservation and emphasizes a risk
management approach.
THE EDITORIAL TEAM
EDITORS
lisa elkin, Chief Registrar and Director of Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Chris norris, Senior Collection Manager, Yale University
SECTION EDITORS
Mary Coughlin, Assistant Professor, GWU, Museum Studies
Catharine hawks, Museum Conservator, National Museum of Natural History; Adjunct Faculty, GWU
John siMMons, Consultant, Museologica
Jude southward, Museum Conservator, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
sarah stauderMan, Director of Collections, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
shelley sturMan, Head of Object Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art; Adjunct Faculty, GWU
r. robert waller, President and Senior Risk Analyst, Protect Heritage Corp.

See the book website at resources.conservation-us.org/collection-storage
http://resources.conservation-us.org/collection-storage
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections September 2019

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