General Guidance

• "Best Practices for Archival Storage: Materials and Planning Essentials", Margot Note Consulting LLC, https://www.margotnote.com/blog/archival-storage-materials 
• "Handling archival material", Dalhousie University, https://dal.ca.libguides.com/c.php?g=257178&p=1717149 
• “Mission Critical Tips for Archives Management", US National Park Service (NPS), https://www.nps.gov/articles/-mission-critical-tips-for-archives-managment.htm 
• "Storage and Handling", NARA Preservation Strategies, https://www.archives.gov/preservation/storage
• "Storing and Handling for Books and Artifacts on Paper", NEDCC, https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/4.-storage-and-handling/4.1-storage-methods-and-handling-practices 
• "Storing Works on Paper", Canadian Conservation Institute, CCI Note 11/2, https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/storing-works-paper.html 

Plastic in Archives 

• "Eliminating plastics in museum storage: Truly a good idea?", Caroline Marchand, Canadian Museum of History, July 14, 2026, https://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/eliminating-plastics
• "Using plastics in archival storage", Archival Methods Blog, September 2025,  https://www.archivalmethods.com/blog/using-plastics-in-archival-storage/?srsltid=AU7gw4UJcQ2OfPsMvD5lePgWwlPPz0ikAQ3yWDTnjB5aPZ8aZxfvvar1

Gloves or No Gloves?

• "For the Glove of Preservation", Gaylord Preservation, https://info.gaylord.com/resources/for-the-glove-of-preservation 
• "Handling Guidelines: Gloves, US National Archives and Records Administration", NARA, https://www.archives.gov/preservation/storage/guidance-for-gloves 
• “No Love for White Gloves, or: The Cotton Menace”, Nov 21, 2019, Unbound blog, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2019/11/21/no-love-for-white-gloves-or-the-cotton-menace/    
• "How to Properly Store Nitrile Gloves for Maximum Shelf Life", AGMD Group, Medical and Safety Equipment, December 10, 2025, https://agmdsafety.com/blogs/agmd-news-2/how-to-properly-store-nitrile-gloves-for-maximum-shelf-life?srsltid=AfmBOorlJlWKkjhhCJ1zL9iXbYJoQZeT_8hZBFk9m9Bo1psKC-KsjL7X 
• "Tip #30: Wear nitrile gloves when handling film", Backlog Blog, by Dmitri Schmidt, Jan 7, 2026, https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip-30-wear-nitrile-gloves-when-handling-film 

If you have resources to share, please contact Sarah Story at: advisor@mbarchives.ca