Archive | January, 2018

Reference Manual 58 Structural Fire Management

Reference Manual 58 Structural Fire Management Source: National Park Service Reference Manual 58: Structural Fire Management provides detailed and comprehensive guidance on implementing a service-wide structural fire management policy for the National Park Service. The National Park Service’s policy on structural fire is expressed in the NPS Management Policies and in Director’s Order 58: Structural […]

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CopyrightX

CopyrightX Source: Harvard Law School CopyrightX explores the current law of copyright; the impact of that law on art, entertainment, and industry; and the ongoing debates concerning how the law should be reformed. Through a combination of recorded lectures, assigned readings, weekly seminars, live interactive webcasts, and online discussions, participants in the course examine and […]

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Digital Image Capture and File Storage

Digital Image Capture and File Storage: Guide for Best Practice Source: Historic England Digital technology is still in its infancy compared with the long-established technique of using silver-based emulsions on glass plate or film to produce images that have, with suitable development and storage, proven to be stable and enduring. Some would argue that our […]

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The Care of Feathers

The Care of Feathers  Source: The Bishop Museum Art Conservation Handout The delicacy, resiliency, and exquisite beauty of feathers have captivated people for centuries. Almost every culture has used feathers in some manner to enhance personal adornments, sacred or ritual objects, and decorative arts. Feathers also have many functional uses, down comforters and quill pens […]

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Suggested Practices for Museum Collections Space Security

Suggested Practices for Museum Collections Space Security Source: The Cultural Properties Council of ASIS International and The American Alliance of Museums (2013) The Cultural Properties Council of ASIS International has adopted Suggested Practices for Museum Collections Space Security, as described in this document. “Suggested practices” are not best practices, and this document does not attempt […]

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Risk management for heritage collections

Risk management for heritage collections Source: CCI – Canadian Conservation Institute Are risks to your collection keeping you awake at night? As resources shrink and demand for access grows, heritage professionals confront new challenges in the management of their collections. Should objects be exhibited in non-museum spaces? Is it safe to hold a public event […]

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2019 Webinar Archives

ALCTS Preservation The Big Picture Webinar Series

ALCTS Preservation The Big Picture Webinar Series Source: ALCTS, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services This is a series of 39 webinars on the care of library and archives materials including book repair, digital and audiovisual matters, scrapbooks, textiles, disaster planning and response, storage issues, environmental monitoring, and suppliers.

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