services

Preservation

Introduction

NEDCC’s Preservation Services department offers consultation and training to help institutions preserve collections as a whole through collections care and preservation planning.

The Preservation Services department conducts general preservation assessments that include a site visit followed by a report. Preservation assessment reports offer practical recommendations for improving environmental and storage conditions and provide the foundation for writing a long-term preservation plan. A preservation assessment can help ensure that limited funds are allocated according to carefully identified priorities, increasing the longevity of an institution’s collections.

NEDCC also provides detailed condition assessments of specific collections of objects.

NEDCC’s Preservation Services department presents educational programs in the U.S. and abroad, answers preservation questions, maintains NEDCC’s Web site, and provides free 24-hour disaster assistance.