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AATA Online
AATA Online is a comprehensive database of over 136,000 abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage
Artstor
Artstor is a nonprofit organisation committed to digital collection solutions for universities, museums, schools, and libraries worldwide
BCIN
A comprehensive bibliographic resource for the conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property
ChemSpider
A free chemical structure database providing access to over 34m structures, properties, and associated information. ChemSpider is owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online
A wiki dedicated to art conservation and historic preservation. Developed by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Conservation Online
An online resource by and for conservators and related fields, including the CondDistList
Copac
Copac brings together the catalogues of around 90 major UK and Irish libraries, including the British Library
Getty Research Institute Vocabularies
Getty vocabularies of art and architecture
Heritage Portal
A community hub and online resource for cultural heritage research
ICOMOS Open Archive
A global archive specialising in the conservation and restoration of monuments, sites and landscapes
Image Permanence Institute
Scientific research in the preservation of visual and other forms of recorded information
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
ICCROM is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage
Jstor
Access to more than 1,000 academic journals
Museum of London
E-learning and self-assessment tools for conservators
National Trust Art and Collections Resources
A list of the National Trust’s conservation methods, collection guides and bibliography
Serials Union Catalogue
A resource to find journals across the UK
Visual Arts Data Service
VADS is an established and comprehensive resource for visual arts. Its archive includes 100,000 images that are freely available and copyright cleared for use in learning, teaching and research in the UK
Ethics
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Code of Ethics
Conservation Online ethical issues in conservation
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
DCMS Cultural Property Prevention of Illicit Trade
International Council of Museums (ICOM) Code of Ethics
UK Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (UKIC) Code of Ethics
Victoria & Albert Museum Ethics Checklist
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