Shalom, I wanted to share with you all the weath of information about collection care available from the American Institute for Conservation which has graciously invited AJL membership to share in their wealth of knowledge in the fields of preservation and conservation.
First of all, check out the free webinars at http://www.conservation-us.org/education/education/connecting-to-collections-care-webinars#.VtX-WvkrJMw Although many of the webinars do not pertain to books, I found their webinar on pest management invaluable. I have reduced the number of insects in the rare book room by 90%! There is the AIC Wiki (http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page) which highlights among many topics information on Preventive Care, Exhibition Standards & Guidelines, Environmental Guidelines, and Mountmaking. STASH - Storage Techniques for Art, Science, and History Collections ( http://stashc.com/) has come about from expanding the publication *Storage of Natural History Collections: Ideas and Practical Solutions. *It was recognized throughout the community that bringing this information on line and expanding upon the content could serve a greater collection care community. The third Stash Flash session will be held during this year's Montreal meeting. There is also a framework and template available for Collection Care Information Exchange Discussions ( http://www.conservation-us.org/publications-resources/collection-care). Practitioners in the field often know that the solution is probably out there and reaching out to colleagues can help solve a myriad of problems. The framework provides a checklist to bring about fruitful exchanges and communicate the results across institutions. On the horizon there are projects we are developing now that surely the AJL can help to shape and participate in. One example is the collection care title and competencies project. We are polling the collection care community to find out what titles and job descriptions are in use. Many titles are in use, using relatively the same words in them, but they don't share the same role. Another project is the Lexicon, a collaborative wiki ( http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Lexicon) that is geared to the general public. The aim is to "produce an illustrated glossary of terms related to condition and conservation processes." AIC also has an annual meeting in Montreal. The program underscores the importance and value of collaboration with their allied professionals like those of us in AJL.he full line up can be found at ( http://www.conservation-us.org/annual-meeting/allied-professionals-track). Don't let your collections deteriorate on your shelves, learn what you can do to protect your library. Kol tuv, Jackie -- Jackie Ben-Efraim *"Although the books had changed, I the reader had not." **Micha Yosef Berdichevsky 1865-1921* Special Collections Librarian Ostrow Library American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Drive Bel Air, CA 90077
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