| Foreword to the English-Language Edition |
| Foreword |
| Acknowledgments |
| Understanding / Part 1： |
| The Vulnerability of Photographs / Chapter 1： |
| Image Degradation |
| The Black-and-White Gelatin Silver Photograph |
| The Color Photograph |
| Binder Degradation |
| Microorganisms and Insects |
| Physical Degradation |
| Base Degradation |
| Transparent Bases |
| Opaque Bases |
| Standards / Chapter 2： |
| Processing and Preserving Photographs |
| Evaluating the Permanence of Materials |
| Life Expectancy |
| Light Stability |
| Stability of Computer Printouts |
| Quality of Paper and Board Enclosures |
| Mounting Photographs |
| Preservation Practice Standards for Collections |
| Protection / Part 2： |
| Enclosures / Chapter 3： |
| Contact Materials (Level I) |
| Selecting Materials |
| Creating a Microenvironment |
| Types of Enclosures |
| Proximity Materials (Level II) |
| Creating a Microenvironment in Storage Furniture |
| Storage Facilities (Level III) |
| Designing an Archive Facility |
| Environmental Engineering |
| Fire Prevention |
| Environment / Chapter 4： |
| Relative Humidity and Temperature |
| Relative Humidity |
| Temperature |
| Air Pollution |
| Pollutants |
| Recommendations |
| Achieving Good Air Quality |
| Measuring Pollutants |
| Monitoring Collections / Chapter 5： |
| Setting Conservation Priorities |
| Risk Analysis and Emergency Planning |
| Monitoring and Maintenance |
| Conservation Treatment |
| Lending and Shipping |
| Disaster Response |
| Water Damage |
| Molds |
| Insects |
| Exhibition / Part 3： |
| Light / Chapter 6： |
| Qualifying Light |
| Color Temperature |
| Color Rendering Index (CRI) |
| Quantifying Light |
| Luminous Intensity |
| Luminous Flux |
| Illuminance |
| Luminance |
| Light Exposure |
| Quantity of Ultraviolet Radiation |
| Luminous Efficacy and Quantity of Infrared Radiation |
| Artificial Light |
| Incandescent Lamps |
| Discharge Bulbs |
| Fiber Optic Lighting |
| Flash Units |
| Photocopiers and Scanners |
| Mounting and Exhibition / Chapter 7： |
| Lighting Recommendations |
| Deleterious Effects of Light |
| Spectral Composition |
| Illuminance versus Exposure Time |
| Projecting Slides |
| Exhibition Spaces |
| Visual Comfort |
| Monitoring Devices |
| Measuring Color Temperature |
| Measuring Illuminance |
| Measuring the Ratio of Ultraviolet Radiation |
| Measuring Infrared Radiation |
| Measuring Light Exposure: Dosimeters |
| Filtering Light |
| Filters for Ultraviolet Radiation |
| Filters for Infrared Radiation |
| Mounting for Exhibition |
| Mounting in a Window Mat |
| Overall Mounting |
| Framing |
| Dissemination and Access / Part 4： |
| Analog Reformatting / Chapter 8： |
| Duplicating Photographs |
| Format |
| Resolving Power |
| Reproduction Techniques |
| Restitution Techniques |
| Micrography |
| Formats |
| Processes |
| Life Expectancy of Microforms |
| Digitization / Chapter 9： |
| Preserving Access to Information |
| Transfer |
| Emulation |
| Authenticity |
| Digital Image Acquisition |
| Storage on Magnetic Tape |
| Structure of Magnetic Tape |
| Signal Degradation |
| Deterioration of the Binder and the Base |
| Preservation of Magnetic Media |
| Storage on Optical Disks |
| Structure of Optical Digital Disks |
| Physical Deterioration of CDs |
| Chemical Deterioration of CDs |
| Preserving CDs |
| Micrography versus Digitization |
| Technical and Practical Information / Part 5： |
| Processing Photographs for Permanence / Chapter 10： |
| Black-and-White Photographs |
| Developers |
| Stop Baths |
| Fixing |
| Testing for Residual Silver Salts |
| Washing |
| Checking the Washing |
| Toning |
| Checking the Efficiency of Toning |
| Hardening |
| Reducing |
| Drying |
| Retouching |
| Marking |
| Varnishes |
| Color Photographs (Chromogenic Processes) |
| Computer Output Printing |
| Ink-Jet Printing |
| Electrostatic Printing |
| Thermal Wax Transfer Printing |
| Dye Sublimation and Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer Printing |
| Appendixes |
| Formulary / I.： |
| Water Treatment / II.： |
| Basic Vocabulary |
| Notes |
| Index |
| Foreword to the English-Language Edition |
| Foreword |
| Acknowledgments |
| Understanding / Part 1： |
| The Vulnerability of Photographs / Chapter 1： |
| Image Degradation |
