Preservapedia

There is a interesting initiative that you may or may not be aware
of. It is called Preservapedia and is an open-wiki encyclopedia
which focuses on conservation of cultural heritage.

    <URL:http://preservapedia.org>

       "Preservapedia is a free-content encyclopedia and knowledge
        base. Unlike other online encyclopedias, Preservapedia
        focuses specifically on technical material related to
        cultural resource management and its allied fields"

I have no personal affiliation with the site, but found it online
and it seems to have potential. There are only around 700 articles
currently--but if conservators start steadily contributing it could
become a good general quick reference source; a wikipedia for
conservation.

Lise Steyn
Master Student Paintings Conservation
University of Amsterdam


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