What:

When: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (EDT)

Where: The C2C Meeting Room

Featured Expert: Julie Page, co-coordinator of both the California Preservation Program and the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS)

Featured Resources:

• C2C Online Course: Protecting Your Collections: Writing a Disaster Response Plan (links to webinar recordings and resources)

Even the best written disaster response plan can be greatly compromised if staff members have not been trained on how to carry it out. Conducting drills and exercises of your institution’s response plan is critical for testing procedures, identifying problems, and discussing solutions. Tabletop exercises, which are dedicated to discussion, and functional exercises, which are focused on hands-on activity, are two especially effective training approaches.

Join us for this 90-minute webinar as we discuss techniques for testing your plan and training your staff. This webinar will be lead by Julie Page, co-coordinator of both the California Preservation Program and the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS). This webinar is a follow-up to the course Protecting Your Collections: Writing a Disaster Response Plan taught by Julie in March. While it will be especially useful for those who completed the course, it is open to all, and pre-registration is not required. If you’d like to learn more about Julie’s course from March, archived webinar recordings can be found here.

You do not need to be a registered member of the Online Community to participate in this webinar. Simply click on the green “Access Meeting Room” button on the right-hand side of the home page. Once there, enter your name and location and click enter. You will be redirected to the webinar. If you’re having difficulty, please take a look at our tech check page.

Photo: In honor of MayDay 2013, the Snowden Library, at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, reviewed its disaster response procedures and held a drill to practice recovering wet books.

Featured Resources:
American Library Association’s Preservation Week
Capitalize on Collections Care (Heritage Preservation and IMLS)
C2C Online Community Webinar: Public Outreach and Collections Care
C2C Online Community Webinar: Using Social Media to Tell Your Collections’ Stories
C2C Online Community Webinar: Telling the Story of Your Collections to the Press

Referenced Projects:
Conserving Treasures (PDF, 21 MB),  Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Conservation of New York City Hall Portrait Collection
Conservation: Where Art and Science Meet, Colonial Williamsburg
Help Wanted: You Can Help Keep Our Collections In Good Condition, Duke University Libraries
In the Artifact Lab, University of Pennsylvania Museum
Iowa Civil War Battle Flags, State Historical Society of Iowa
Lunder Conservation Center, Smithsonian Museum of American Art
On Guard! Protecting Collections from Deterioration, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Preservation Fair, University of Pittsburgh
Restoration Online: Restoring a Masterwork, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Under Covers: The Art and Science of Book Conservation, University of Chicago Library

Recorded: Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Duration: Approximately 60 minutes

Guest Expert: Kristen Laise Vice President, Collections Care Programs, Heritage Preservation

Recording:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in cooperation with Heritage Preservation, is presenting WebWise Reprise, two online events based on the IMLS WebWise 2013 conference. Both webinars will feature how cultural institutions are using digital images to increase and improve access to their collections. Using Collections Images in Online Exhibits will be held on Monday, June 3, 2013, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT, and Using Collections Images in Educational Materials will be on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT.

WebWise Reprise will be hosted in the Connecting to Collections Online Community, which is part of Connecting to Collections a multifaceted national initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to aid museums, libraries, archives, and historical societies in their care of collections. The online community draws on many resources that were developed for the initiative, including the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf and the Raising the Bar Workshops and Webinars.

Since 2000, the WebWise conference has brought together representatives of museums, libraries, archives, systems science, education, and other fields interested in the future of high-quality online content for inquiry and learning. This annual conference highlights recent research and innovations in digital technology, explores their potential impacts on library and museum services, and promotes effective museum and library practices in the digital environment. It also provides recipients of technology-based grants from the Institute an opportunity to showcase their exemplary projects. This year’s conference, WebWise 2013: Putting the Learner at the Center, was held in Baltimore from March 6-8, 2013.

The WebWise Reprise webinars will be 90 minutes and include demonstrations made at the conference. After each presentation, the speakers will have ample time to take questions from participants. Heritage Preservation Vice President Kristen Laise will moderate the webinars.

WebWise Reprise is being offered free of charge and no pre-registration is required. Participants do not need to be a member of the Connecting to Collections Online Community to participate in these webinars. Simply go to the community’s Meeting Room at the time of the webinar, enter your name and location, and join the conversation. To make sure that the Adobe Connect Pro software will run correctly on your computer, please run a tech check before the webinar.

Monday, June 3, 2013, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT

Using Collections Images in Online Exhibits

Speaker: Shalimar White, Manager of the Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC

Ms. White will discuss making digital images of Dumbarton Oaks’ Nicholas V. Artamonoff Collection available through an online exhibit using Omeka. She will talk about the process, experience, and lessons learned from this project. She will also discuss how the project involved undergraduate and graduate interns.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT

Using Collections Images in Educational Materials

Speaker: Suzi Hunn Gran, Curriculum Specialist, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN

Ms. Gran will discuss how the Northern Lights Minnesota Social Studies Curriculum textbook and iPad App features the Minnesota Historical Society collections and how others can use digital images creatively and interactively in educational programming. She will review how the historical society selected content to meet state social studies standards and share insights on how K-12 education is using technology in the classroom.

Featured Resources:

• PowerPoint Presentation: Mounting Garments for Display
• Webinar Handout: Mannequin References and Supplies
• Mannequin Measurements Diagram
• The Indianapolis Museum of Art on Conservation Reel (See page two for a video on displaying Mola Textiles on custom forms with Kathleen Kiefer.)
• IMA TV: Mannequin Preparation with Petra Slinkard
• Goldsmith Mannequins
• Rootstein Mannequins
• LV Mannequins
• Kyoto Mannequins
• Dress Forms
• Fashion Encyclopedia
• Vintage Fashion Guild
• Fashion Era
• FDIM Blog
• Light Impressions
• Threaded (Smithsonian)
• Australian Dress Registry
• Relevant blog posts from the Indianapolis Museum of Art: So, What If It Doesn’t Fit?, Building a Bird(man) House,  From One into Another, and Who’s that girl? Part 1: Mannequin preparation.

Recorded: Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Duration: Approximately 1:20 minutes

Guest Experts: Kathleen Kiefer, Senior Conservator of Textiles, Indianapolis Museum of Art & Petra Slinkard, Curatorial Associate, Textile and Fashion Arts, Indianapolis Museum of Art

Host: Jenny Wiley Arena, Coordinator of Communications and Online Learning, Heritage Preservation

Recording:

Featured Resources:

• Mary’s PowerPoint Presentation
• Guidelines and Procedures for Preventive Conservation at Winterthur Museum, Chapter 4: Handling of Objects (Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library)
• Hazardous Materials In Your Collection, Conserve O Gram (National Park Service)
• How to Select Gloves: An Overview for Collections Staff, Conserve O Gram (National Park Service)

Recorded: Thursday, February 28 2013

Duration: Approximately 59 minutes

Guest Experts: Mary Coughlin, Museum Studies assistant professor and administrator of the distance education program, The George Washington University

Host: Jenny Wiley Arena, coordinator of communications and online learning, Heritage Preservation

Recording:

Featured Resource:

• Mold in Libraries (Cornell University Library Preservation and Conservation)
• reCollections Caring for Collections Across Australia: Damage and Decay (pdf download) (Heritage Collections Council, 1998)
• Conserv O Gram 3/4: Mold: Prevention of Microorganism Growth in Museum Collections (August 2007) (National Park Service)
• Mould Outbreak–An Immediate Response (Canadian Conservation Institute)
• Emergency Recovery Vendors: Mold Remediation (pdf download) (compiled by Tara Kennedy)

Additional Resources From the Webinar:

• Tara’s PowerPoint Presentation
• “What’s That White Stuff” (Alaska State Museum)
• Indoor Air Quality (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
• Summary of Potential Artifact Damage from Low Temperature Pest Control (Ellen Carrlee Conservation)
• Ask ASM Question about Mold (Alaska State Museum Bulletin)

Recorded: Monday, February 11 2013

Duration: Approximately 91 minutes

Guest Experts: Tara Kennedy, preservation field services librarian at Yale University Library

Host: Jenny Wiley Arena, coordinator of communications and online learning, Heritage Preservation

Recording:

Featured Resource:

• Creative Solutions to Collections Care Handout with Web Resources

Additional Resources From the Webinar:

• Susan’s PowerPoint Presentation
• The Conservation Assessment Program (CAP)
• The Museum Assessment Program (MAP)
• Templates and standards for mission statement, policy, procedure, and strategic planning from the American Alliance of Museums, the National Archives, and the American Library Association.
• The Canadian Conservation Institute, Ten Agents of Deterioration
• Disaster planning and preparedness resources from Heritage Preservation
• Preservation Briefs by the National Park Service
• Introduction to LED Lighting, C2C Online Community webinar
• Illinois Collections Preservation Network

Recorded: Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Duration: Approximately 56 minutes

Guest Experts: Susan Duhl, conservator, collections manager, and founding member of the Art Conservators Alliance

Host: Jenny Wiley Arena, coordinator of communications and online learning, Heritage Preservation

Recording:

Featured Resources:

• Practical Conservation Guidelines for Successful Hospitality Events in Historic Houses, English Heritage (664 kb, pdf)
• Museum Handbook III: Other Uses of Museum Collections, National Park Service (152 kb, pdf)

Additional Resources From the Webinar:

• Handout: Summary of policy and suggestions from DIA
• DIA’s event policy website
• Low light tolerant indoor plants
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Principles (Environmental Protection Agency)
• The sound meter used by DIA

Recorded: Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Duration: Approximately 1:02 minutes

Guest Experts: Barbara Heller, director and conservator of special projects, Detroit Institute of Arts

Host: Jenny Wiley Arena, coordinator of communications and online learning, Heritage Preservation

Recording:

Featured Resources:

• PowerPoint presentation (6.5 MB)
• American Institute for Conservation Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT)
• Emergency Response Services (Regional Alliance for Preservation)
• After the Flood (Heritage Preservation)
• Preserving Treasures After a Disaster (Library of Congress)
• Vital Records and Disaster Recovery (National Archives and Records Administration)
• Working with Disaster Recovery Vendors (New York State Archives)
• More resources from the New York State Archives

Additional Resources From the Webinar

• Ocean County Library hurricane resources
• Table Top Planning Scenarios (Library of Congress)
• Disaster Supplies Shopping List and Assessment Form from the Field Guide to Emergency Response (Heritage Preservation)
• Microbial Contamination in Archives and Museums: Health Hazards and Preventive Strategies Using Air Ventilation Systems (The Getty Conservation Institute)
• Salvaging Wet Books, Documents and Photographs (National Park Service)
• Water Emergency: Recovery of Water-Damaged Books (River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester)
• Examples of cooperative disaster networks in the US (Heritage Preservation)

Recorded: Wednesday, November 20, 2012

Duration: Approximately 1:21 minutes

Guest Experts:

Beverly Perkins
Beverly is currently the chief conservator with the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. She is a certified AIC-CERT emergency responder for cultural institutions and coordinated the AIC volunteer response to Katrina. Beverly has lectured extensively on disaster recovery for museum collections, collections care topics, and conservation issues.

Hilary Kaplan
Hilary has been involved in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery training for the past 25 years. She has served as a conservator at Emory University, the Georgia State Archives, and the National Archives–where she now provides training in records management.

Host: Jenny Wiley, coordinator of communications and online learning, Heritage Preservation