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Special Collections Library Resources

Conservator's workbench. Library Company of Philadelphia.

• What is a rare book? From Jeremy Norman & Co.
• Your old books -- An excellent introduction for the nonspecialist by Peter Van Wingen, Specialist for the Book Arts, Rare and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress, for the American Library Association.
• A guide to archival research. This introduces archives to the nonspecialist, with emphasis on English repositories (Public Records Office, county archives). Most of its advice is also applicable to PACSCL member institutions.

• Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, a project of the Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association
• Society of American Archivists
• Special Collections on the Web (University of Houston)
• Special Collections Web Resources (University of Houston)
• Archives and Special Collections -- Philadelphia Area (University of Pennsylvania)
• Ready, 'Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources (Tulane)
• Conservation OnLine -- Resources for Conservation Professionals (Stanford)
• Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia PA