Did you know about  plans for a National Conservation Centre?

Historic Scotland are developing plans for a National Conservation Centre which will open in Stirling in 2016.

The Vision: To create a unique national and international hub in technical conservation for research and learning to ensure a sustainable future for the historic environment

The NCC will bring together the disciplines of Technical Education, Training and Outreach, Digital Documentation and Conservation Science. More importantly it will become an interactive platform for exploring all the issues surrounding the use of traditional skills, craft and materials raising their profile and finding new ways to communicate their importance to the public.

Did you know about BCIN, The Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network?

BCIN provides access to over 190,000 bibliographic citations for conservation literature, including citations from the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (prior to 1998), technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles, books and audiovisual and unpublished materials.