Publications

IPI Media Storage Quick Reference
IPI Storage Guide for Acetate Film
Storage Guide for Color Photographic Materials
BACK IN PRINT! — Digital Imaging for Photographic Collections, 2nd ed.
Photographic Negatives: Nature & Evolution of Processes
New Tools for Preservation
Research Project Reports

IPI Media Storage Quick Reference

Peter Z. Adelstein, published by Image Permanence Institute, 2004

This two-part publication was created for today's collection care professionals, who must provide long-term, preservation-quality storage for a growing diversity of collection materials—often in a single storage area. The IPI Media Storage Quick Reference (MSQR) distills key preservation issues for still and motion picture film, glass plate negatives, magnetic tape, photographic paper prints, inkjet prints, CDs, and DVDs and helps the user better understand how the storage environment affects them, both individually and in mixed collections. The booklet's text, diagrams, and tables present the information in an easily accessible format. Side 1 of the wheel offers a medium-by-medium overview of preservation issues, recommendations, and guidance on the suitability of four typical storage environments (ROOM, COOL, COLD, and FROZEN); Side 2 is a guide to the types and dates of use of plastic supports commonly used for various film and magnetic tape media. (Both sides shown in image.) 10 pages, durable card stock/comb binding, 8 1/2" x 11" .
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The IPI Storage Guide for Acetate Film

James M. Reilly, published by the Image Permanence Institute, 1993

The IPI Storage Guide is a four-part publication that explains the effect of temperature and humidity on the rate of film base degradation. It is an important tool for evaluating and planning storage environments for all types of acetate base film, cinema film, and microfilm. The 24-page booklet discusses environmental specifications for film storage and explains the relationship between temperature, relative humidity, and the time it takes for “vinegar syndrome” (the slow, chemical decomposition of acetate plastics) to begin to affect fresh film. Valuable quantitative data is offered in three easy-to-use forms: a wheel (a kind of circular slide rule) with temperature/humidity data and corresponding film life expectancies, graphs, and a time-out-of-storage table. A valuable collection management tool! 24 pages, soft cover, 8 1/2" x 11".
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The Storage Guide for Color Photographic Materials

James M. Reilly, published by the University of the State of New York, New York State Education Department, New York State Library, the New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials, 1998

This 48-page book with its accompanying wheel of environmental conditions provides an overview of the stability of today's color photographic materials and explains how and why color images fade, why they need special storage, and what can be done to make them last as long as possible. 48 pages, soft cover, 8 3/4" x 11 1/2".
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Digital Imaging for Photographic Collections: Foundations for Technical Standards, 2nd edition

Franziska S. Frey and James M. Reilly, published by the Image Permanence Institute

Libraries, archives, and museums are considering digitization as a viable option for preserving their aging and deteriorating photograph collections. This 52-page booklet offers guidelines that these cultural institutions may use in their efforts to convert their photographic collections to digital form. It identifies the key issues affecting image quality, clarifies the choices that must be made before embarking on a digitizing project, and explores ways to measure digital image quality. This publication is the result of IPI research funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. All cited internet resources and references have been updated for the second edition. 52 pages, soft cover, 7" x 9 1/2".
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Photographic Negatives: Nature and Evolution of Processes

Maria Fernanda Valverde, published by the Mellon Advanced Residency Program in Photograph Conservation (George Eastman House/Image Permanence Institute), 2004

This attractive poster and booklet set introduces the viewer/reader to the technical evolution of photographic negatives over time. The poster features a timeline and images and text describing the eight most important negative types. The booklet offers detailed discussion of the chemical and physical properties of these negatives, recommendations for their safe storage, keys to their identification, their place in photographic history, and much more.
Poster (28" x 42") and 36-page booklet (8 1/2" x 11", softcover)
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New Tools for Preservation: Assessing Long-Term Environmental Effects on Library and Archives Collections

James M. Reilly, Douglas W. Nishimura, and Edward Zinn, published by the Commission on Preservation and Access, 1995

This publication introduces time-weighted preservation index (TWPI) technology, a concept developed at IPI that provides a new way to measure and quantify the effects of temperature and humidity changes on the preservation quality of storage environments for collections of organic materials. 35 pages, soft cover, 8 1/2" x 11".
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Research Project Reports

Preservation of Safety Film

Sulfiding Protection for Silver Images

Air Pollution Effects on Library Microfilms

New Approaches to Safety Film Preservation

Enclosures and Air Pollution in Image Preservation

Environment and Enclosures in Film Preservation

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