Conservation OnLine
Welcome to CoOL
CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text database of conservation information. The databases cover a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.
The content of the CoOL databases comes from a variety of sources and we hope that all users will consider contributing some material to the project. As you use the server please pay attention to lacunae that you might be able to help fill. If this is your first time here, please read an important message about copyright If you would like to contribute material to CoOL or suggest ways to improve it, please send a note to wh.
The bulk of CoOL's material will be found in our Gopher but there are also a number of "value added" document sets that are only available via WWW.
Publications and documents of the American Institute for Conservation and the Book and Paper Group Of particular note is a set of Definitions for conservation for which AIC is soliciting feedback.
Sarah Z. Rosenberg's letter concerning an An Urgent need for calls or letters supporting the reauthorization of and appropriations for the IMS, NEH, and NEA.
The proposed draft revision of the Secretary of the Interior's
Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards
(Comments due by February 15, 1994)
This document will remain in CoOL but will be moved to another section soon
Information on Education and Training opportunities in conservation
Information on preservation of electronic media including responses to Jeff Rothenberg's recent article in Scientific American
Dictionary, Bookbinding and the Conservation of books: A Descriptive Terminology
Abbey Publications The Abbey
Newsletter & Alkaline Paper Advocate
This area is under construction--Please be patient
A group of documents about the revision of the Code of Ethics of the American Institute for Conservation. A related document is the E.C.C.O Code of Ethics
A draft Statement on the Significance of Original Materials by the Modern Language Association Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of the Print Record.
The Institutute for Museum Services' Needs Assessment Survey.
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections' Guidelines for the Care of Natural History Collections
Information on the Science Initiative of the Commission on Preservation and Access and other CPA reports
Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter
Karen Motylewski's notes on a conference:
Pest, Insect, & Fungus
Management:
Non-Toxic Fumigation & Alternative
Control Techniques for Preserving Cultural/Historic Properties &
Collections"
Publications of the Guild of Book Workers
The Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials LCTGM
Document library and newsletter
Document Libraries and mailing list archives:
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background information on CoOL,
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server are available and are updated every Sunday morning.
I welcome suggestions for ways to improve the organization of the material presented in CoOL
Walter Henry