Information and Resources for
Current CAP Participants
Recorded Webinar on Preparing for the CAP Historic Building Site Visit
- Webinar (Requires Adobe Flash Player 10.0 or higher installed)
- Webinar Evaluation
- Preparing for the CAP Building Site Visit PowerPoint Presentation
- American Memory Web site for HABS & HAER link from the webinar
Recorded Webinar on Preparing for the CAP Site Visit
- Webinar (Requires Adobe Flash Player 10.0 or higher installed)
- Webinar Evaluation
- Preparing for the CAP Site Visit PowerPoint Presentation
- Image Permanence Institute Link from the webinar
Recorded Webinar on the CAP Assessor Selection Process
- Webinar (Requires Adobe Flash Player 10.0 or higher installed)
- Webinar Evaluation
- Selecting an Assessor PowerPoint presentation
- Important links from the Webinar:
- city-data.com – local weather data
- weather.gov – the tabular weather forecast provides hourly temperature and humidity readings and predictions for four days
- weather.com for temperatures for the current and previous month
- airnow.gov – extended air quality data statistics.
How to make the most of your CAP
Before the Site Visit
CAP Schedule: outlines the calendar of the program.
CAP Costs: explains the costs of a conservation assessment and how allotment amounts are determined.
Getting the Word Out About Your CAP: contains tips for announcing your participation to the community.
During the Site Visit
Handbook for Participating Institutions (256 KB PDF)
Appendix A from the Handbook for Participating Institutions (48 KB PDF)
Appendix B from the Handbook for Participating Institutions (44 KB PDF)
Sample Agreement (Microsoft Word® document)
Sample Agreement (72 KB PDF)
Site Questionnaire (Microsoft Word® document)
Site Questionnaire (320 KB PDF; this is not a fill-in form)
After the Site Visit
Capitalize on Collections Care (1 MB PDF) contains ideas for creative ways to use preservation and conservation to gain support from the private sector and state or local governments.
Funding for Collections Care List is a list of organizations, resources and advice for obtaining funding for collections care projects.