Hi Josie, We had a similar challenge (academic library/ Special Collections), with me being the first in a preservation-focused position. Changing the culture is a slow process, but it can be done!
I warmly recommend Abbie Kundishora's approach as presented in this poster: https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Abbie-Kundishora_AIC_IPM-FINAL-poster.pdf <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmuseumpests.net%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2020%2f02%2fAbbie-Kundishora_AIC_IPM-FINAL-poster.pdf&c=E,1,GL-FUIZdRhPCFlbSrO-zfVCJLNqmbLtYc2tx2E01i6YILxpBevKCWCaBfg7wOqcf3Jt4T4h6_YY3kshDaZYQ20FUQcfeFrTP-Xva1pwjqXbtbL0cUYJBMPc8W7VR&typo=1> We started the Bug Bingo with our department and student employees a few months after I joined the team, and I get bug jars and small prizes. It is a lighthearted way to introduce concepts of IPM and spread awareness and it has inspired positive conversations around IPM. For our next (fourth) round, we are going to make teams in an effort to engage more colleagues. Proceedings from the IPM-CH meeting in 2019: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1389000/FULLTEXT01.pdf <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.diva-portal.org%2fsmash%2fget%2fdiva2%3a1389000%2fFULLTEXT01.pdf&c=E,1,11GlvTOGgh2S-TwawInk_sJkeJKG8qnGgLeeuszcQbx4DIMknnnhqZjwAA3kqFI5Cb1vbJiorc9EEzqJDDpcynSpuBQss8huiaTjXpH4fiL1&typo=1> This publication has some chapters on training and "socializing" IPM that have been very helpful for us. Collaborating with management and with facilities management has been very helpful as well. We now have an annual handling training for our department that includes basic concepts of IPM, and our preservation assistant has been making a quarterly "Bug Bulletin" to inform colleagues on our IPM efforts. Other institutions and colleagues have shared their IPM training presentations here: https://museumpests.net/prevention-introduction/prevention-awareness-and-training/ <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmuseumpests.net%2fprevention-introduction%2fprevention-awareness-and-training%2f&c=E,1,aH9wvXDfXBygaJKrk8IlaGFUi8Y3s9Z5rX02YObC3TJiQ8q5XpL4nTHWsWwj8UucIvAOxL24PWXI6aqTmlN16dCoSGRNi05uE2xpJr9b6qkRF21mag,,&typo=1> I wanted to create engagement and buy-in and get to know our building and collection well before introducing an official policy, so I kept the official part of this program in my first year to a monitoring protocol. We are now working on a more comprehensive IPM policy. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, I am happy to help and share our work so far. All my best, Fleur van der Woude On Friday, June 28, 2024 at 9:23:41 AM UTC-7 Josie Sneed-Gilliam wrote: > Hello all, > > Our museum staff has an understanding of IPM but the rest of the staff in > the complex and guests are not always held to that standard. I recently > took on responsibility for IPM at my institution and was asked for > recommendations to reduce the pests. I plan to include collaboration with > other departments and stricter expectations for our guests. Often, there is > a rather lax approach to allowing food and drink in and around the > galleries. There are also other concerns like the storage of old cardboard > and landscaping along exterior walls. I'm worried about how to approach > these issues. In order to achieve actual change, I'm going to have to > disrupt many years of relaxed rules and bad habits. I was wondering if > anyone could speak to collaborating with departments effectively and > amicably when it comes to IPM implementation. I would appreciate any > advice. Thanks very much. > > Josie Sneed-Gilliam > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/4d81b6e6-f839-4ed3-ae2c-2f295d4e1632n%40googlegroups.com.
