CNSA's Preservation Services for Members
Preservation Equipment Loan Program
The CNSA owns a UV metre, light metre, and several HOBO MX1101 data loggers for measuring temperature and relative humidity, any of which CNSA members can borrow for up to a year at a time. The HOBO data loggers are operated via Bluetooth from a smartphone or tablet. If you are interested in borrowing any of our environmental-monitoring equipment, please contact our Archives Advisor.
The followed documents provide more information on the data loggers:
Disaster Recovery Supplies & Resources
See our page devoted to disaster preparedness and recovery here: https://www.councilofnsarchives.ca/disaster-resources/
Preservation Services offered by the Nova Scotia Archives
Cold Vault Film Storage
CNSA Institutional Members have access to free storage in the Nova Scotia Film Preservation Cold Vault, owned and operated by the Nova Scotia Archives.
- Procedures for the Deposit of Colour Film in the Nova Scotia Film Preservation Cold Vault
- Master Colour Film Deposit Agreement
- Procedures for Retrieval of Colour Film stored in the Nova Scotia Film Preservation Cold Vault
Contact the Nova Scotia Archives to deposit or retrieve your film from the Cold Vault: archives.services[at]novascotia.ca.
Motion Picture Film Scanning
The Atlantic Media Preservation (AMP) Lab is a partnership of the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative and Nova Scotia Archives.
The first of its kind in Atlantic Canada, the AMP Lab was created to provide an accessible service for high quality, professional film scans. Equipped with the 'Archivist' LaserGraphics Motion Picture Film Scanning Systems Scanner, a professional grade 5k film scanner, the AMP Lab can provide archival quality 16mm and Super8 film scans. For information on using this service, please contact the Nova Scotia Archives: archives.services[at]novascotia.
Not sure what kind of film you have?
Consult our handy 3-Step Motion-Picture Film Identification Guide!
General Preservation Resources
- CNSA Generic Emergency Plan
- CNSA Preservation Policy guidelines
- Conservators for hire in Nova Scotia
- File Format Guidelines for Preservation and Long-term Access by Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
- Preservation Self-Assessment Program – Collection ID Guide
- Tips for Preserving CDs and DVDs
- Biological Infestations - Chapter 5 of US National Parks Service Museum Handbook
- Canadian Conservation Institute - reliable preservation information from the experts, includes CCI Notes and Technical Bulletins
- Conservation OnLine - full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics concerning library, archives and museum materials
- Emergency Preparedness & Response from the California Preservation Clearinghouse
- Northeast Document Conservation Centre - provides an excellent on-line preservation course as well as technical information, advice and links to further resources
- The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs by Henry Wilhelm – classic reference book, available for free download by chapter.