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WAAC: Western Association for Art Conservators
Nonprofit membership organization for professional conservators. WAAC was founded in 1975 to bring together conservators practicing in the western United States to exchange ideas, information and news. |
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CoOL: Conservation On-Line
CoOL, an online resource operated by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials. It is a growing online resource for conservators, collection care specialists, and other conservation professionals. |
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AIC: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) is the national membership organization of conservation professionals. Its members include conservators, educators, scientists, students, archivists, art historians, and other conservation enthusiasts in over twenty countries around the world. |
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JFK University Library
This library houses the Stout Memorial collection of conservation texts that BAACG oversees. |
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TALAS
Conservation Supplies |
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BCIN: Bibliographic Database of Conservation Information Network
Great way to find conservation articles on specific subjects. |
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CAMEO
A materials database for conservators developed and maintained by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. |
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JSTOR
A search engine for thousands of academic journals |
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e-Conservation Online
An excellent electronic magazine serving the conservation community. |
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Conservation Resources International
A conservations supplies vendor in Springfield, VA. |
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University Products
Supplier of storage, packing, munting and conservation supplies. |
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Benchmark Catalog
Exhibition supplies and mount making materials. |
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Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
The list of conservation product suppliers that the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute uses. |
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Museum Services Corporation
Provider of conservation supplies. |
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Canadian Conservation Institute
An institution commited to the ongoing preservation of Cultural Heritage. |
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Getty Conservation Institute
A private international research institute dedicated to advancing conservation practice through the creation and delivery of knowledge. |
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Washington Conservation Guild
The Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) is a nonprofit organization of conservation professionals dedicated to preserving art and historic materials. Founded in 1967, WCG serves as a regional forum for its members and as a resource to the public for learning about the care of personal collections. |
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UKOLN's Cultural Heritage Site
This site ceased updating in March of 2011 when the UKOOLN Cultural Heritage program funding got pulled, but still hosts useful, short briefings aimed at bringing up to speed anyone confronting the use of technology in the Cultural Heritage sector. The sections on Collection Description, Metadata and Digital Preservation are of particular interest to conservators. |
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Cultural Heritage Imaging
Advanced imaging of cultural heritage artifacts for research and analysis, specializing in RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging). Provides onsite training, consulting and starter kits for RTI systems for institutions. |
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Gamblin Conservation Colors
Gamblin Conservation Colors are stable, reversible and suitable for use with a wide array of painting styles and techniques. Their innovative low molecular weight resin binder also makes Gamblin Conservation Colors safer to use in the studio, due to their low solvent requirements. |
