You will also need to identify the purpose preservation intervention:
- Assessment
- Planning
- Metadata creation
- Environmental Control (providing a moderate, stable temperature and humidity, and controlling exposure to light and pollutants)
- Disaster Preparedness (preventing and responding to damage from water, fire, or other emergencies)
- Security (protecting collections from theft and/or vandalism)
- Storage and Handling (using non-damaging storage enclosures; using proper storage furniture; cleaning storage areas; using care when handling, exhibiting, or reproducing collections)
- Reformatting (reproducing, e.g., microfilming, photocopying, or digital imaging, onto stable media collections)
- Binding and Repair (using library binding for appropriate materials, performing minor in-house repairs, e.g., encapsulation, surface cleaning, minor paper repair)
- Conservation Treatment (having valuable items such as manuscripts, journals, maps, and drawings treated by a qualified conservator) --often needed for items requested for exhibition. Treatment is the most time-consuming and expensive strategy on a per-object basis, thus only unique or otherwise valuable artifacts are mostly prioritized.
Also, the stage of intervention and the related size of award, i.e., cost, scale, and level of planning:
- Capacity building (consultancy offering basic advice on collection care, training for staff and volunteers, etc.)
- Assessment/Planning (detailed documentation and recommendation discovery, often required for implementation grants)
- Implementation (interventions recommended by a previous preservation assessment)
