Below are some helpful preservation tools offered by IPI, free of charge.
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IPI Media Storage Quick Reference (PDF booklet only) Or purchase print version with wheel |
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IPI Storage Guide for Acetate Film (PDF booklet only) Or purchase print version with wheel and charts |
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A Consumer Guide to Traditional and Digital Print Stability (PDF) Or request free print version |
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A Consumer Guide for the Recovery of Water-Damaged Traditional and Digital Prints (PDF) Or request free print version |
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A Consumer Guide to Modern Photo Papers (PDF) Or request free print version |
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A Consumer Guide to Understanding Permanence Testing (PDF) Or request free print version |
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A Consumer Guide to
Materials for Preservation
Framing and the Display
of Photographic Images (PDF) Or request free print version |
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Photographic Negatives: Nature and Evolution of Processes (PDF) |
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User's Guide for A-D Strips (PDF) |
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Understanding Preservation Metrics (PDF) |
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Stored Alive! Stored Alive! is an interactive tutorial program that lets you explore the ways in which temperature and relative humidity affect the objects in your collection. |