The resources listed below are samples of web sites that someone interested in educating him or her self in conservation would find useful. Unfortunately, the absolutely vital component of a conservation education, hands on skills, cannot be taught by studying these sites. Bridging the gap between the physical and intellectual requirements of conservation education remains the last hurdle of information technology.
Chemistry
Conservation Science Network
Florida State University General Chemistry I
Frostburg State University Organic Chemistry Help
Books
Dartmouth College Preservation Services
Northwestern University Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Book Repair and Pamphlet Binding Unit
Paper
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE)
SCMRE Research, Libraries, Archives Collections Conservation Task Force
Future
Hornemann Institute