Storage Methods for Taxidermy Specimens Source: WAAC Newsletter Volume 14, Number 2, May 1992, pp.18-23, illustrations Many materials and techniques have been employed by taxidermists to preserve bird and mammal skins and to create mounted specimens. STUDY SKINS are prepared for scientific research purposes, while MOUNTS typically are created for display. Both may make use […]
Collection Activities Archives: Health & Safety
Risk Management Plan – Sample Checklists for Pesticide Residues (AIC Health and Safety Committee)
Risk Management Plan – Sample Checklists for Pesticide Residues (AIC Health and Safety Committee) Source: American Institute for Conservation The following checklist can serve as a foundation for a risk management plan for collections with residual pesticides. While it is specific to pesticide contaminated objects, it can be used as a general outline for other hazardous […]
Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper (NEDCC)
Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper Source: Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) For most institutions, mold is a familiar problem on a small scale—a moldy book here and there—and unimaginable on a large scale—a collection wide outbreak of active mold.
Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions (GCI)
Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions Source: Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) Building an Emergency Plan provides a step-by-step guide that a cultural institution can follow to develop its own emergency preparedness and response strategy. This workbook is divided into three parts that address the three groups generally responsible for […]
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 […]
Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests
Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests Source: The Getty Conservation Institute Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests is a compendium of information on the biological mechanisms by which nontoxic gases kill insects; the methods and materials needed to create and maintain an anoxic atmosphere; treatments; the construction and use […]
Museum Collection Integrated Pest Management Plan: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park – Seattle Unit
Museum Collection Inetgrated Pest Management Plan: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park – Seattle Unit Source: National Park Service (NPS) This Museum Collection Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan for Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park -Seattle Unit (KLSE) provides basic pest management guidelines to help preserve the Park’s museum collections, the historic building they are […]
MuseumPests.net
MuseumPests.net Source: Integrated Pest Management Working Group This website presents information on invertebrate, vertebrate, and mold pests in museum, library, and archival collections as well as historic structures. This site’s first four sections (prevention, monitoring, identification, solutions) cover issues in developing, implementing and managing an IPM plan for your institution – whatever your collection type. […]
Mold
Mold Source: Chicora Foundation
Mould Prevention and Collections Recovery: Guidelines for Heritage Collections
Mould Prevention and Collections Recovery: Guidelines for Heritage Collections Source: Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Mould infestation in heritage collections can damage artifacts and may pose a health risk to individuals who work with these collections. This Technical Bulletin presents information on mould morphology, prevention of mould growth, actions to take should mould occur and health […]
