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Collection Care

The British Library’s Collection Care department is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Some 190 professionals and support staff are dedicated to preserving the intellectual content and physical form of the varied items in our collections.
The British Library Centre for Conservation is open, free of charge, to the public.

For further information please contact:

Collection Care
Scholarship and Collections
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7025
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7777

E-mail: conservation@bl.uk

LIBER Library Collection Security Conference

Proceedings available on LIBER QUARTERLY, now freely available online. Find out more on our events page.

Latest Collection Care article

Please read our latest featured article. October's article looks at handling the collection items.

Collection Care Videos - 'Using Collection Items'

The Preservation Department has produced a series of short videos providing advice on the best way to use collection items. Click here to view the videos.

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