For general information about the identification and handling of photographic prints and negatives, consult the following reference sources:
- Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler, et al, Photographs: Archival Care and Management (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2006). [Copies available]
- Mary Lynn Ritzenhaler, et al, Administration of Photographic Collections (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1984). [Copy available]
- James M. Reilly, Care and Identification of 19th-Century Photographic Prints (Rochester, New York : Eastman Kodak Company, 1986) [Copies available]
- Constance McCabe, editor, Coatings on Photographs: Materials Techniques and Conservation (Washington, D.C.: Photographic Materials Group, 2005). [Copy available]
- William Crawford, The Keepers of Light: A History & Working Guide to Early Photographic Processes (Dobbs Ferry, New York: Morgan & Morgan, 1979). [Copy available]
- Henry Gilmer Wilhelm, The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: Traditional and Digital Color Prints, Color Negatives, Slides, and Motion Pictures (Grinnell, Iowa: Preservation Publishing Company, 1993) [Copy available and on the Internet at http://www.wilhelm-research.com/book_toc.html]
- Gordon Baldwin, Looking at Photographs: A Guide to Technical Terms (Malibu, California: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1991). [Copy available]
- Daniel Burge, IPI Guide to Preservation of Digitally-Printed Photographs (Rochester, New York : Image Permanence Institute, 2014) [Copy available on the internet at http://www.dp3project.org/webfm_send/739]