Books & Periodicals

We publish works with assistance of grant funding, partnerships and dedicated volunteers that cover a variety of conservation and collection care topics for the benefit of conservation, preservation, and collection care professionals. They are available for free in our library or for purchase through our online stores.

Types

• Journal: our peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Taylor & Francis.
• Postprints: non-peer reviewed but edited annual conference proceedings.
• Newsletter: bi-monthly member newsletter containing content from our volunteers, staff, and board.
• Books: produced occasionally and often in tandem with other organizations.
• Electronic Books: donated to be shared at no or low cost with the public.

Shop

The following are available for purchase through one of our stores. Members should use a special Member Discount Code in our shippable products store. The digital products store will automatically apply a member discount after log in.

• Coatings on Photographs
• Conservation of Scrapbook and Albums
• Ethics and Critical Thinking in Conservation
• Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation
• Health and Safety for Museum Professionals
• Platinum and Palladium Photographs
• Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage New

Library 

Digital Bookshelf

Members gain instant access to their publications (member newsletter, postprint publications, and any purchased electronic documents) through their Digital Bookshelf page in the member portal.

Annual Conference Publications

We make final program, abstracts, and posters from past annual conferences available on our Annual Conference Publications page.