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Northeast Document Conservation Center



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Northeast Document Conservation Center
http://www.nedcc.org/

Founded in 1973, the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NDCC) was
created to address the rapid deterioration of older paper-based documents in
a number of institutions across New England. On their website, visitors can
learn about their conservation and imaging services, and also examine some
of their fine resources intended for members of the preservation community.
The "Resources" area is a good place to start, as it contains a number of
suggestions for preserving private and family collections and also contains
a set of additional web-based resources and links. Beyond those materials,
there are a number of digitized leaflets here, such as "Assessing
Preservation Needs: A Self-Survey Guide" and "Preservation of Library and
Archival Materials". The site is rounded out by an excellent disaster
assistance section that includes an online disaster planning tool called
"dPlan" and a set of general guidelines for archival institutions that may
be coping with such situations. [KMG]