Founded in 1973, the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is the first non-profit conservation center in the United States to specialize in the preservation of paper-based library and archival materials.
Its purpose is to provide the highest quality conservation services to institutions that do not have in-house conservation facilities or that require specialized expertise and to private collectors. The Center was initiated by the state librarians of the six New England states, who recognized that a multi-state facility was needed. They agreed to cooperate across state lines to create a facility that would serve all non-profit institutions in the region. Given the acute shortage of paper and book conservators and the high cost of equipping a laboratory, a cooperative approach has proven the most effective solution to the problem of making conservation services broadly available.
The Center was established with start-up funds from the Council on Library Resources, the New Engl
Northeast Document Conservation Center
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| Akronym | NEDCC |
| Land | USA |
| Region | Nordamerika |
| Themen | Papier, Bibliothek, Archiv |
| Typisierung | Organisation |
| Website | www.nedcc.org |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Document_Conservation_Center |