Guidelines and Procedures
These guidelines have been created by the Harvard University Library's Weissman Preservation Center and Harvard College Library's Preservation and Imaging Department primarily for members of the Harvard community interested in the theory and practice of the preservation of library and archival materials. Consult our Preservation Library for additional resources. Please contact the Weissman Preservation Center's Preservation Program Officer if you would like for us to prepare new guidelines.
Preservation and Conservation
- 15 Ways to Save Harvard's Collections: A Guide
- Barcode Labels and Due Date Slips Procedure for Widener Library
- Bookplate
Procedures for Widener Library
- Edge
Stamping of Bound Library Materials
- HCL Environmental Monitoring Program
- HUMS Courier Guidelines: Transporting Library Materials
- Moving and Cleaning Library Materials
- Packing and Transporting Library Materials via HUMS Couriers
- Packing Bins to Transport Library Materials
- !Paperbacks in Widener Library Stacks!
- Specifications for Cleaning Rare Books and Manuscript Boxes
- Transfer of Library Materials to the Harvard Depository
- Videotape Care and Handling Recommendations
Collections Emergencies
- Hurricane Preparedness for Harvard Libraries
- Managing Mold Contamination
- Recovery of Harvard University Library Collections: emergency response checklist
- Recovering Personal Collections: emergency response checklist
Collections Reformatting
- Access to Harvard University's Preservation Microfilm
- Collections Reformatting Inquiry Form
- Finding Daguerreotypes in VIA
- Finding Microfilmed Titles in HOLLIS
- Guidance for Digitizing Audio
- Guidance for Digitizing Images
- Guidance for Digitizing Text
- NET Holdings Templates and Local Practices for Harvard Digital Preservation Projects and Programs
- Preservation Facsimiles in Widener
Library
- Principles for Reformatting Library and Archival Collections
- Selecting a Scanner or Digital Camera
Cataloging of Photographs