Avrami, Erica, Kathleen Dardes, Marta de la Torre, Samuel Y. Harris, Michael Henry, and Wendy Claire Jessup, contributors. "The Conservation Assessment: A Proposed Model for Evaluating Museum Environmental Management Needs." 1999. (39pp., 104KB)
[environmental monitoring / museology / collections management / risk assessment / security]

Avrami, Erica, Kathleen Dardes, Marta de la Torre, Samuel Y. Harris, Michael Henry, and Wendy Claire Jessup, contributors. "Evaluación Para la Conservación: Modelo Propuesto Para Evaluar las Necesidades de Control del Entorno Museístico." 1999. (Spanish version of the above) (40pp., 150KB)
[environmental monitoring / museology / collections management / risk assessment / security]

Cass, Glen R., James R. Druzik, Daniel Grosjean, William W. Nazaroff, Paul M. Whitmore, and Cynthia L. Whittman. Protection of Works of Art From Atmospheric Ozone. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1989. (97pp., 904 K)
[fading / air pollution / pigment / watercolor]

Cather, Sharon, ed. The Conservation of Wall Paintings: Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the Courtauld Institute of Art and The Getty Conservation Institute. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. (181 pp., 6.3 MB)
[mural paintings / environmental monitoring / frescoes / soluble salt / treatment / cleaning / consolidation]

Dardes, Kathleen, and Andrea Rothe, eds. The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings: Proceedings of a Symposium at the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 1995. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. Downloadable in four separate sections. A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[panel paintings / wood / reinforcement / previous interventions / relative humidity / primary sources / preventive conservation]

Derrick, Michele R., Dusan Stulik, and James M. Landry. Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 1999. (252 pp., 6MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[archaeological objects / Dead Sea Scrolls / infrared spectroscopy / paintings / sculpture]

Dorge, Valerie, and F. Carey Howlett, eds. Painted Wood: History and Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. Downloadable in six separate sections.
[furniture / painting techniques / pigment / polychrome / sculpture / wood]

Dorge, Valerie, and Sharon L. Jones, compilers. Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1999. (281pp., 3.4MB) Available in English, French, and Spanish.
[disaster planning / manuals]

Bound copies in Frenchand Spanish are also available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.

Faulk, Wilbur, and Laurie Sowd."Collections Theft Response Procedures." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Guidelines from The J. Paul Getty Trust and The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2001. (17pp., 246KB)
[preventive conservation / collections management / manuals / security / museums / archives]

Feller, Robert L. Accelerated Aging: Photochemical and Thermal Aspects. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. (292pp., 1.5MB)
[photochemistry / thermal analysis]

The Getty Conservation Insitute. The Conservation of Tapestries and Embroideries. Proceedings of Meetings at the Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, Brussels, Belgium, September 21-24, 1987. Marina del Rey, California, 1989. (143pp., 6.6MB)
[embroidery / seminars/ tapestries/ textiles]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia. The Hieroglyphic Stairway of Copán, Honduras: Study Results and Conservation Proposals. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia, 2006. Downloadable in seven separate sections.
[archaeological sites / biodeterioration / building stone / Honduras (Copán) / rhyolite / tuff / weathering]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia. La Escalinata Jeroglífica de Copán, Honduras: Resultados de los Estudios y Propuestas de Conservación. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia, 2006. (Spanish version of the above) (212pp., 5.2MB)
[archaeological sites / biodeterioration / building stone / Honduras (Copán) / rhyolite / tuff / weathering]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura, eds. Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces. Los Angeles: Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura and the J. Paul Getty Trust, 2006. (241pp., 7.2MB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura, eds. Methodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2006. (Spanish version of the above) (242pp., 7.6MB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura, eds. "Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces: Bibliography/Methodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada: Corpus Bibliográfico." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2006. (With introductions in Spanish and English.) (51pp., 216KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, eds. Workshop on Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces: Document on Retablos 2002. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. (17 pp., 502KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, eds. Taller sobre Metodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada: El Documento de Retablos 2002. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. (Spanish version of the above) (17 pp., 508KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, eds. Journées d'Étude sur la Méthodologie pour la Conservation des Retables en Bois Polychromes: Document des Retables 2002. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. (French version of the above) (17 pp., 513KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and the Israel Antiquities Authority. "Illustrated Glossary: Mosaics In Situ Project." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (17pp., 1.8 MB)

The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Lime Mortars and Plasters Bibliography: Sorted by General Category." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (195 pp., 1.6MB)

Nazaroff, William W., Mary P. Ligocki, Lynn G. Salmon, Glen R. Cass, Theresa Fall, Michael C. Jones, Harvey I.H. Liu, and Timothy Ma. Airborne Particles in Museums. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. (145 pp., 1.5MB)
[indoor air pollution]

Phenix, Alan and Sue Ann Chui, eds. Facing the Challenges of Panel Painting Conservation: Trends, Treatments and Training: Proceedings of a symposium at the Getty Center, May 2009. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2011. Downloadable in 5 sections.
[adhesive | environmental control | environmental monitoring | exhibit cases | filling (rocess) | furniture | indoor air pollution | microclimate | panel paintings |polychromy | silica gel | strain gages | supporting | supporting (artists' materials) | training | wood]

Rust, Michael K., and Janice M. Kennedy. The Feasibility of Using Modified Atmospheres to Control Insect Pests in Museums. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. (131pp., 2.8 MB)
[anoxia / pest control / insect damage]

Scott, David A. Metallography and microstructure of ancient and historic metals. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. (185pp., 9.3MB)
[brass / bronze / gold / iron / metallography / silver / steel]

Scott, David A., Jerry Podany, and Brian B. Considine, eds. Ancient & Historic Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. Downloadable in three separate sections.
[bronze / casting / cleaning / copper / corrosion / gold / metal / sculpture / weathering / zinc]

Scott, David A., Peter Meyers, eds. Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian sites and artifacts: proceedings of a symposium organized by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology and the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, California, March 23-27, 1992. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. (437pp., 10.3MB)
[archaeological objects / archaeological sites/ archaeometallurgy / archaeometry / ceramics / metal / dating/ ethnohistory / kilns / materials science / obsidian / pottery / Pre-Columbian / stone / textiles]

Selwitz, Charles, and Shin Maekawa. Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. (113pp., 1.5MB)
[collections care / pest control]

Selwitz, Charles. Cellulose Nitrate in Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1988. (71pp., 556KB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[adhesive / ceramics / coating (material) / conservation materials / metal / stability]

Striegel, Mary F. and Jo Hill. Thin-Layer Chromatography for Binding Media Analysis. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. (186pp., 3.9MB)
[binder (material) / thin layer chromatography / training]