List of digital databases in heritage conservation

This page contains a list of digital databases in the field of cultural heritage, organized by type of data they contain.

General

 * CAMEO Conservation & Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO is a web-based "information center" that contains information about historic and contemporary materials used in the production and conservation of artistic, architectural, archaeological, and anthropological materials, as well as a directory of conservation-related organizations and a repository of information on Forbes' pigments. CAMEO is a project of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and is accessible online at http://cameo.mfa.org/.


 * Preservapedia: Preservapedia is a wiki knowledge base containing encyclopedic information on cultural heritage conservation in the areas of architecture, archaeology, engineering, cultural landscapes, law, materials, museology, as well as project case studies and a directory of organizations. The project is free to use and open for anyone to add or edit articles. It is sponsored by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.

Collections management

 * CollectionSpace:CollectionSpace is an open-source collections management application developed for museums, historical societies, and other collection-holding organizations. It is available for download at http://www.collectionspace.org/.

Glossaries

 * ICOMOS-ISCS illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns: A web-based, illustrated glossary terminology related to stone deterioration. Available online at http://lrmh-ext.fr/icomos/consult/consultation_iscs.php?classif=o


 * ARD Art Restoration Dictionary: ARD is a dictionary containing entries related to art and monument conservation, along with their Polish language equivalents. It is sponsored by the Polish Ministry of Science and Education. More information is available at http://www.artrestorationdictionary.pl/en/main

Materials conservation

 * PRODOMEA: PRODOMEA Prodomea is a web-based collection of information for assessing the compatibility of masonry conservation treatments based on work conducted at archaeological sites located in the Mediterranean. It is accessible to the public at http://www.prodomea.com/


 * SaltWiki: SaltWiki is a closed wiki (i.e. only "registered specialists" may contribute) for exchanging scientific information on salts, the damage caused by salts, and conservation treatments for salt damage. It is available online at http://www.saltwiki.net/, with a German language version at http://www.salzwiki.de/.

Bibliographic

 * ICOMOS Open Archive: The ICOMOS Open Archive is a web-accessible collection of scientific literature from around the world specialising in the conservation and restoration of monuments, sites and landscapes. It is available to public at http://openarchive.icomos.org/.