Conservation OnLine

Resources for Conservation Professionals

Welcome to CoOL

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

A sample of areas covered

Conservation of Cultural Property

Materials

Subjects

Art conservation
Paintings conservation
Paper conservation
Photographic materials conservation
Book conservation
Sculpture conservation
Objects conservation
Artifact conservation
Wood conservation
Textile conservation

Archaeological materials
Architecture
Archives materials
Artifacts
Artists' materials Electronic media
Electronic records
Historic materials Library materials
Manuscripts
Modern materials
Museum materials
Natural history collections

Biodeterioration
Collections care
Conservation education & training
Conservation science
Conservation suppliers
Conservation treatment
Conservators
Copyright
Degradation of materials
Digital imaging
Disaster planning
Documentation

Ethics
Health & Safety
Intellectual Property
Library Binding
Mass deacidification
Mold
Pest management
Preservation-related organizations
Reprographics
Restoration
Terminology

The content of CoOL 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, please send a note to wh. To report problems or offer suggestions, select the "Feedback" buttons at the bottom of each page

News

AIC site moves to a new home

AIC has moved to a new host

http://conservation-us.org

where you will find greatly expanded offerings for both conservation (and allied) professionals, the public, and members. AIC members will be especially happy to know that they will now benefit from member-oriented services well beyond those that CoOL has been able to provide.

CoOL and AIC continue to work together to provide quality information for the conservation community. AIC and CoOL have had a long, and happy history together--the first AIC documents were added to CoOL in May 1994, when CoOL was still a Gopher and WAIS site-- and I'm very pleased to say that much of the content you're used to seeing here will continue to be available in CoOL.

The Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC) remains here, as do the sites of the AIC Specialty Groups, including publications such as postprints, annuals, reports, abstracts, etc., from