By Brent Powell - Foreword by Mervin Richard

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface

Part 1: Overview and History

Chapter 1: History
Focus On: Creating an Institutional Preservation Culture, Rebecca Fifield

Chapter 2: Organizational Structures
Case Study: Comparing Approaches: The Museum and the Transport Agent, Jim Grundy

Chapter 3: Training, Health, and Safety
Case Study: Mentoring and the Collection Care Profession, Kurt Christian
Case Study: Training at Crozier, Nicole Bouchard Tejeiro

Part 2: Guidelines and Principles

Chapter 4: Two-dimensional Objects: Procedures and Practices
Focus On: The US National Park Service Museum Handbooks: The Evolution of a Museum Manual, Dr. Abby Sue Fisher

Chapter 5: Three-dimensional Objects: Procedures and Practices
Focus On: Rigging Safety Is No Accident, Kevin Marshall
Focus On: Risk Assessment in Packing Design, John Molini

Part 3: Working within Collection Care Environments

Chapter 6: The Internal Environment
Focus On: Lighting in the Museum, Simm Steel

Chapter 7: The External Environment
Focus On: Art Packing and Transport: Cushioning Foam Selection and Application, Geoff Browne
Focus On: International Shipping by Air and Sea, Kim Powell

Chapter 8: Working with Materials and Equipment
Focus On: Specialized Art Handling Equipment: When It Is Necessary & How to Develop It, Mark Slattery

Bibliography
References and Resources
About the Contributors
About the Author