Cold Storage: A Long-Term Preservation Strategy for Film-based Photographic Materials Source: National Park Service webiste on Cold Stroage
Archive | June, 2017
NEDCC Digital Preservation Reading List – 2014 Update
Digital Preservation Reading List Source: Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) This annotated bibliography has been compiled to acquaint you with the challenges associated with developing a digital preservation plan and repository, and successful strategies for overcoming those challenges. (2014 Update)
How to polish silver objects
How to polish silver objects Source: Nebraska NET Saving Your Treasure series
Stored Alive!
Stored Alive! Source: Image Permanence Institute (IPI) Stored Alive! is an interactive tutorial program that lets you explore the ways in which temperature and relative humidity affect the objects in your collection. I
Environmental Guidelines for Museums
Environmental Guidelines for Museums Source: Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) This general introduction to the current approach to controlling ambient RH and temperature in museums is intended for all museum professionals. It is based on the “Museums, Galleries, Archives and Libraries” chapter in the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE) Handbook, […]
Combatting Pests of Cultural Property
Combatting Pests of Cultural Property Source: Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Technical Bulletin 29 – Pests can be very destructive to both the aesthetic elements and the structural integrity of collections, historic buildings, and objects. Protection against pests requires attention to the collection’s environment, containment, discovery of pests, response to pests, and remediation actions.
CCI Notes 3/4 Preventing Infestations: Control Strategies and Detection Methods
CCI Notes 3/1 Preventing Infestations Source: Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Many materials housed in museums are susceptible to deterioration by insects, fungi, and rodents. While a few insects found among many artifacts may not incite great concern, certain conditions allow pests to progress from grazing and perforation to complete destruction of artifacts.
CCI Notes 3/2 Detecting Infestations
CCI Notes 3/2 Detecting Infestations Source: Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) The presence of insect pests in a museum is indicated by a variety of signs (casings, frass, cocoons, etc.). While the actual living organisms may be visible in various stages of development, the signs of activity are usually detected first. There are two basic modes […]
CCI Notes 3/3 Controlling Insect Pests with Low Temperature
CCI Notes 3/3 Controlling Insect Pests with Low Temperature Source: Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Low temperature control is currently used along with other pest management techniques to kill insects within collections.
CCI Notes 3/4 Psocids or “Book Lice:” a Warning of Dampness
Psocids or “Book Lice”: a Warning of Dampness – CCI Notes 3/4 Source: Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Book lice, called psocids, are members of the insect order Psocoptera. For cultural collections, the presence of psocids sounds an alarm indicating unacceptably damp conditions — conditions that promote mould growth on objects and in buildings, which in turn […]
