This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello colleagues,
We are working on protocols for quarantining procedures for new acquisitions of library and archival material. The aim is to deal with new acquisitions efficiently, making them available in a period of weeks, where possible. To do this, we are taking a risk based approach to quarantining and would welcome your comments on how we deal with potential pests. On arrival, all collections will go to a temporary holding area/quarantine space (this is all we have available currently). Where possible, items/collections will be risk assessed prior to arrival. -Low risk material (i.e. from a known, 'clean' source) will be spot checked during temporary re-boxing operations and the original packaging disposed of; it will then go to the store to await cataloguing/re-packaging. -High risk material (e.g. items known to come from a poor environment) will undergo detailed inspection immediately; the packaging will be thrown away and they'll be re-boxed temporarily. If there are signs of insect activity they will be bagged and sealed with white paper and a sticky trap; they'll be checked periodically and live pests treated or they'll be cleaned and sent to store. -Collections where no information on the source/condition is available will be spot checked immediately, risk assessed on that basis and the protocols above followed accordingly. Firstly, does this seem like an appropriate framework? How long should we leave material sealed in bags if evidence of pest activity is found (we have found varying timescales from less than two weeks up to two months) or does it depend on the material and what kind of pests we expect to find therefore? Many thanks for your replies. Kind regards, Sharon Connell ________________________________________ Sharon Connell Conservation Officer Brotherton Library University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT T: 44 (0)113 343 6375 E: s.a.conn...@leeds.ac.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
