In the certified online course Conservation of Documents and Books, learn how to identify the main factors in the deterioration of documents and books, how to prevent their degradation and how to minimise its effects.
With clear instructions and analyses of practical cases.
Language: English.
Also available in: Português
Online course with certificate Conservation of Documents and Books
In this course we will
Understand the concepts related to the conservation of documents.
Identify the main deterioration factors of books and documents and learn how to mitigate them.
Acquire practical skills for carrying out preventive and conservative interventions.
Analyse case studies based on technical conservation and restoration interventions carried out on different types of works and with different conservation problems.
Reflect on the ethical issues involved in practices related to the conservation of documents techniques.
What you’ll find in this online course with certificate
The course fee includes 24-hour access for an unlimited period:
- Lessons
- Exemplary videos
- Supporting texts and downloadable documents
- Links to articles, videos and websites of interest to the topic
- Assessment (1 final quiz)
- Certificate
Who should take the Conservation of Documents and Books Online Course
This online course with certificate is aimed at anyone who keeps documents and books (archives, libraries, booksellers, collectors).
Anyone who wants to properly conserve their archives and libraries as part of their private collections.
There are no access requirements.
The course price includes lifetime 24/7 access to:
- Lessons for each program topic
- Videos
- Work instructions
- Case study analysis
- Evaluation (1 final quiz)
- Certificate.
Certificate
At the end of the course, a training certificate will be issued . Know more.
We are a training entity certified by DGERT – Training Entity Certificate No. 1800/2015 – so the certificate has international validity.
How it works
Course structure – Conservation of Documents and Books
Module 0: Concepts and ethical principles
Preventive conservation,
Interventional and remedial conservation,
Restoration
Module 1: Introduction to Conservation of Documents and Books
1.1 What is the conservation of documents and books and why is it so important?
1.2 About documents and books and their conservation throughout history
1.3 To conserve, you need to know
Module 2: Deterioration factors
2.1 General notions about deterioration agents
2.2 Most frequent damage and its causes
2.3 Main paper deterioration factors
Module 3: Preventive Conservation
3.1 How to control deterioration factors – Preventive conservation
3.2 Handling, transport and packaging
3.3 Light and radiation
3.4 Temperature and relative humidity
3.5 Integrated pest management
3.6 Procedures and Contingency Plans
Module 4: Conservation of documents and books techniques
4.1 Introduction and preliminary procedures
4.2 Cleaning / Sanitising
4.3 Planning and repairing folds and tears
4.4 Case studies of conservation techniques for documents and books in different situations
4.5 To find out more about conservation of documents and books techniques
