ARCH 205: Preventive Conservation

28 - 29 Sept. 2007

Instructor: Iona McCraith – AAO Conservation Consultant

Core Course

AAO Members:             $140.00 + $  8.40GST = $148.40 plus supplies $45.00 Total $193.40

NON – Members:           $180.00 + $10.80GST = $190.80 plus supplies $45.00 Total $235.80

Archives are in the business of making records available for historical research.  But what happens when the records entrusted to your institution start to deteriorate?  This course will provide information on the aging of materials and how the environment affects aging.  Principles of care and handling and storage methods for various archival materials, including modern media and problem items, will be discussed. Basic elements of emergency planning will be introduced.  Day two will provide practical hands-on training in some basic conservation procedures.

Day One: Friday, 28 September, 2007                           

9:00-9:15              Welcome, Introductions and Wake-up refreshments.

9:15-9:45              Overview of Preventive Conservation – PowerPoint presentation

9:45-10:30            Environmental Monitoring – discussion, demonstration, hands-on practice

10:30-10:45         REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:45-11:15         Environmental Control Methods and Options - lecture               

11:15-12:00         Preservation Assessments – facilitated group work & discussion

12:00-1:00            LUNCH

1:00-1:30              Identifying and Assessing Condition – practical exercise and discussion

1:30-2:00              Storage Materials and Methods – show and tell, group discussion

2:00-2:30              Care and Handling Policies and Procedures – lecture, discussion

2:30-2:45              REFRESHMENT BREAK

2:45-3:30              Emergency Planning – Risk Assessment – group exercise

3:30-4:15              Emergency Planning – Initial Response, Salvage Team Roles and Salvage Priorities - lecture

4:15-4:30              Day One Wrap-up and Final Questions

Day Two: Saturday, 29 September 2007                                                       

9:00-9:15              Wake-up refreshments and introduction to day’s activities

9:15-10:00            Removal of staples and sewing pamphlets

10:00-10:30         pH testing and surface dry cleaning paper

10:30-10:45         REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:45-11:00         Surface dry cleaning continued

11:00-12:00         Repairing simple tears and demonstration of  infilling holes

12:00-1:00            LUNCH

1:00-2:00              Polyester sheet (Mylar®) encapsulation of a single sheet item

2:00-2:30              Construction of a basic four-flap folder

2:30-2:45              REFRESHMENT BREAK

2:45-3:15              Construction of basic folder continued & demonstration of making portfolio        

3:15-4:00              Sources and Resources, Final Questions and Clean-up

Participants Supplies and Tools Kit

$45.00

microspatula

pH pen

eyedropper bottle

Skum-x powder 1½ oz

Staedler vinyl eraser

Japanese repair paper sample

Reemay spun polyester sample

plastic bone folder

glue brush

blotting paper sample

Mylar polyester film sample

roll of ¼ inch 3M #415 double-sided encapsulation tape

encapsulation cleaning cloth sample

map folder stock sample

Location:  Chancellor Patterson Library,

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay

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