Welcome to the Cultural Materials Conservation Subject Research Guide
Your subject librarians have designed this guide to highlight online resources at the University of Melbourne Library that are relevant to Cultural Materials Conservation.
This guide is intended to be a starting point for your research. For a more comprehensive list of Library resources for this subject please visit the A-Z eJournals and Databases website.
Note: The buttons below will open resources in new windows.
To find books on a particular subject, use a keyword search on the Library Catalogue. For example:
cultural anthropology
Medieval history
creative writing
climate change
Keyword searching often retrieves a large number of results. These four techniques can help you focus your search:
AND
Narrows your search
E.g. medieval AND history
OR
Expands your search
E.g. climate OR weather
" "
Searches for an exact phrase
E.g. "social theory"
*
searches for variant endings
E.g. innovat* = innovation, innovations, innovators
The video below (3:47 mins) explains how you can use these advanced search techniques to quickly find relevant books and ebooks in the catalogue:
You can also find books on similar topics through the subject headings in item records. Click on these headings to view related subjects around your area and all the books that the library has related to that subject. The image below shows where you can find subject headings.
Request books from other universities through the BONUS+ catalogue and collect them from any Unimelb branch library.
Visit the BONUS+ webpage for more info.
Inter-library Loans
University of Melbourne staff and students can request resources through the Library’s inter-library loans service. For more information visit the ILL web page, or you can access the request forms.
A CAVAL card allows you to borrow from other Unis and TAFES. Visit the CAVAL website to find out how to sign up for a CAVAL card.
You can then use the Trove website to see which library has the book you want.
Conservation Skills: Judgement, Method, and Decision Making by 
Materiality and Popular Culture : The Popular Life of Things by 
Values in heritage management: Emerging approaches and research directions
Chemistry by 
Material characterization tests for objects of art and archaeology by 
Materials Science and Engineering by 
Science for Conservators volume 1: An introduction to materials by 
Science for Conservators volume 3: Adhesives and Coatings by 
Cleaning Painted Surfaces by 
Science and Art: the Painted Surface by 
The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials by 
Copper and Bronze in Art by 
Iron and Steel in Art: corrosion, colorants, conservation by 
Make all sure: the conservation and restoration of arms and armour by 
Metals and corrosion : a handbook for the conservation professional by 
Refashioning and Redress by 
The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques by 
Papermaking by 
Climate for Collections by 
Conservation Science 2002 by 
Environmental Management for Collections by 
Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation by 
Pollutants in the Museum Environment by The databases below are multidisciplinary so you can expect lots of results from different subject areas.
Click on the button below to view a selection of online Cultural Materials Conservation eJournals that the Library holds (this will open in a new window). For a complete list of eJournals please visit our A-Z eJournals page.
You can find relevant information and resources for your research on the websites of professional organisations and bodies, institutes, NGOs, government departments, etc.
This guide gives a few suggestions to get you started and to give you an idea what to look for. It is by no means comprehensive. If you are a coursework student, check your LMS to see if your lecturer has provided website recommendations.
Tip: if you want to limit your Google search results to organisational, governmental, or educational websites, use Google's advanced search option to limit the site or domains to .org, .gov, .edu.
Some website suggestions to get you started:
The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation uses the AICCM Instructions for Authors and the AICCM Reference Manual, based on the Harvard (Author/Date) Style. You can access the manual from the Conservation Resources or Subject Guidelines on your LMS.
