This volume provides a practical guide to all aspects of collections care including conservation practice, the monitoring of control of light, relative humidity and atmospheric pollution, biological infestation and disaster planning.

This volume brings together many important articles and extracts examining aspects of collections management and care, in particular preventative conservation. The papers cover a wide range of issues including: conservation practice; the monitoring and control of light; relative humidity and atmospheric pollution; packing, handling and transportation of collections; storage and access to collections; biological infestation; and disaster planning. This collection provides a practical guide to all aspects of collections care and providing essential information for students of museums studies and collection managers.