As the national library, the KB functions as expertise centre in the field of conservation and the execution of conservation activities, a.o. by coordinating the national Metamorfoze project for the preservation of library collections.
Preservation in the KB
- Guidelines for the conservation of leather and parchment bookbindings The KB has made guidelines for the conservation of bookbindings in cooperation with the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN). At the moment (2006) the KB and ICN are preparing a new, improved edition.
- Kneep en Binding. Digital version of the terminology of old bookbindings
- KB Documentation Conservation - catalogue of the reference library Conservation
- The conservation of books and documents: ten frequently asked questions
Preservation in the Netherlands
- Metamorfoze - this national program focuses on the preservation of manuscripts, books, newspapers and periodicals of Dutch origin in libraries with a preservation function.