Online database and tools
1. Databases
These databases provide access to bibliographical, iconographic, or technical information on materials and products of heritage conservation and restoration.
- AATA Online, Bibliographic database
- Directory of museum suppliers - DISO
- ARCHIV'MH - Médiathèque du patrimoine et de la Photographie, Base referencing the 400,000 inventory records of the MPP’s archives, plans and photographic prints
- BCIN - Conservation Information Network; Bibliographic database
- CAMEO - Conservation Art Material Encyclopedia / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- ICCROM – International Centre for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Library catalogue
- INP - National Heritage Institute, INP Catalogue of Documentary Collections
- Khartasia, Historical and technological information on the plant constituents of Asian papers, the methods of making papers and their names, the characteristics of paper fibers
- Malraux, Several catalogues contained in this collective catalogue managed by the Ministry of Culture and Communication contain records on conservation and restoration
- MBc - Mould & Cultural Property, Most frequently encountered mold database
- Mycota - CRCC - Collection Preservation Research Centre, Cultural Property Fungal Contaminants Base
- Narcissus - C2RMF - Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France, Documentary base on easel paintings
- DISO - Museum Cooperation and Information Office, Catalogue du fonds documentaire
- Conserv'Art - Centre de conservation du Québec, Database on products and equipment used in preventive conservation
- SYNAPSE- Historical Monuments Research Laboratory, Documentary Collection Catalogue
- TCMH- Contemporary techniques used in historical monuments, Contemporary restoration techniques used since 1980 on historical monuments
- VERNIX - Music Museum Laboratory, Base of ancient varnish recipes
2. Library
This list includes the main sites and databases relating to the conservation and preservation of cultural property.
- American institute for conservation of historic and artistic works - AIC
- Canadian Conservation and Restoration Association – CAC/ACCR
- Centre de conservation du Québec - CCQ
- International Centre for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property - ICCROM
- International Council of Museums-Committee for Conservation - ICOM-CC
- Global Conservation forum
- Online conservation - COoL
- Getty conservation institute - GCI
- Image permanence institute - IPI
- Canadian Conservation Institute - CCI/ICC
- Indoor air quality in museums and archives - IAQ
- International institute for conservation of historic and artistic works
- International network for the conservation of contemporary art - INCCA
- Istituto centrale per il restauro e la conservazione del patrimonio archivistico e librario - ICPAL
- Museumpest, Integrated pest management working group
3. Evaluation Programs
The tools proposed in this list are generally programs developed by organizations that measure or evaluate parameters to be taken into account in the conservation-restoration process.
CALIPR / UC Berkeley library Preservation department: this Capipr software allows the collection and analysis of data to assess the conservation and restoration needs of archival and library holdings.
PadCad / Canadian Conservation Institute: software to be used for the design of protective pads for the transport of fragile objects.
PEGcon / Canadian Conservation Institute: PEGcon is a simple-to-use DOS program to calculate the amount of polyethylene glycol needed to keep a waterlogged wood object.
Solvent solver / Mark Ormsby, National Archives and Records Administration: program to select a solvent for restoration, using the Teas diagram.
Dewpoint calculator / Image permanence institute - IPI : program to calculate moisture content and assess risks related to microorganism infestation, condensation, etc.
Preservation calculator / Image permanence institute - IPI : program for planning and analysis for environmental conditions of storage of collections in libraries, archives and museums
Preservation calculator for photo storage / Image permanence institute - IPI : program for planning and analysis for environmental conditions of storage of photographic collections.