Links
Conservation Resources
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
http://aic.stanford.edu/
AIC is the national membership organization of conservation professionals dedicated to preserving the art and historic artifacts of our cultural heritage for future generations. The website includes information on conservation specialties, caring for your treasures, disaster recovery, health and safety, professional development, publications, meetings and conferences, becoming a conservator, selecting a conservator and more.
Artlex Art Dictionary
http://www.artlex.com/
definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.
"CAMEO" Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/
CAMEO is a searchable information center developed by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The MATERIALS database contains chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on over 10,000 historic and contemporary materials used in the production and conservation of artistic, architectural, archaeological, and anthropological materials.
Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/
From leading-edge research to innovative approaches, the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) is recognized as a pioneer in the conservation of cultural heritage. The CCI web site is a good resource for conservation expertise, publications, training, treatment projects, research, etc. . .
Conservation Online (CoOL)
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Library, is a full text database of conservation information including ethics, disaster planning, education and training opportunities, preservation of electronic media and a wide range of conservation guidelines and publications. Its contents are of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives, and museum materials.
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI)
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/
Site for the prestegious GCI providing a number of services including: papers, publications, perodicals, and other helpful information much of it for download free of charge.
The Conservation Register 
http://www.conservationregister.com/caring.asp?id=4
This is a site based in England maintained by The Institute for Conservation. The section labeled “Caring for…” has useful information on how to care for a variety of materials.
Heritage Preservation - The National Institute for Conservation
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/
Heritage Preservation helps museums, libraries, and individuals with the best preservation advice from professional conservators through our series of Caring books. The Conservation Assessment Program helps small and mid-sized museums get the advice of professional conservators for their collections and historic buildings. The Heritage Health Index survey is the first attempt to paint a national picture of the state of collections in all kinds of institutions—museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, and scientific organizations. Save Outdoor Sculpture! and Rescue Public Murals help communities discover and protect their local cultural icons.
Institute of Conservation (ICON)
http://www.icon.org.uk/
A British based orginization committed to promoting public understanding of and access to all the diverse elements of cultural heritage. The Institute aims to advance knowledge and education in conservation and achieve the long term preservation and conservation of cultural heritage. It does this by providing guidance, advocacy, training and education opportunities and by uniting the conservation profession and the wider heritage community.
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
http://www.iccrom.org/index.shtml
ICCROM is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage. Its members are individual states which have declared their adhesion to it. It exists to serve the international community as represented by its Member States, which currently number more than 125.
International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA)
http://www.incca.org/
INCCA is a network of professionals connected to the conservation of modern and contemporary art. Conservators, curators, scientists, registrars, archivists, art historians and researchers are among its members. Members allow access to each others unpublished information (artist interviews, condition reports, installation instructions etc) through the INCCA Database for Artists' Archives.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA): Conservation
http://www.philamuseum.org/conservation/
This section of the PMA's website has interesting information about preventive conservation.
Art Handlers
Ely Inc.
http://www.elyinc.com/services/other-services.html
These excellent art handlers offer a wide variety of services ranging from Installation, packaging and mount fabrication and design, collections relocations, and many other services. They are highly recommended.
Atelier Art Services, Inc 
http://www.atelierartservices.com/index.php
Appraisers
Linzey Appraisal Associates
http://www.linzeyappraisals.com/