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 

Preservation Strategies, Storage and Handling, NARA, 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 

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