This bibliography was initially prepared in May 2002 by Bruno Pouliot, with the collaboration and assistance of Linda Lennon, Winterthur Class of 1997, who then served as Assistant Conservator on different projects at Winterthur Museum and for WUDPAC. Responsibility for the bibliography was passed to Dr. Joelle Wickens in 2009. It is constantly updated and your suggestions for new sources are welcome. Resources can be filtered by the following topics: Collections Care, General Reference, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Management, Housing, Storage, and Display, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Light, Mold, Packing and Transport, Pollutants, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Surveys and Assessments, and Sustainability.
Temperature and relative humidity measurement and control in National Trust houses. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 8th Triennial Meeting, Sydney.
Staniforth, S. and B. Hays.
1987 – Paris: ICOM. 3: 915-926.
Staniforth, S. and B. Hays. 1987. Temperature and relative humidity measurement and control in National Trust houses. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 8th Triennial Meeting, Sydney. Paris: ICOM. 3: 915-926.
Filter(s): Relative Humidity and Temperature, Environmental Management
Conservation and Collection Care: Data loggers.
University of Oxford Library Sources.
2005 – University of Oxford Library Sources.
This source, published online by Oxford Library, reviews the basics of what a data logger is and how it is used. Most useful, however, is the link to the article at the end of the page. This article reviews what types of data loggers are available, what they measure, and some recommendations on how best to choose a data logger as well as their installation. It is helpful in that it lays out the details of different loggers in an effort to help an institution choose the most appropriate logger for them. (written by Claire Curran)
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/preservation/training/environment/datalog/datlog1.htm (accessed 4/27/14).
University of Oxford Library Sources. 2005. Conservation and Collection Care: Data loggers. http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/preservation/training/environment/datalog/datlog1.htm (accessed 4/27/14).
Filter(s): Relative Humidity and Temperature, Environmental Management
Demystifying silica gel. Objects Specialty Group Postprints. Volume Nine, 2002.
Weintraub, S.
2002 – Washington, D. C.: American Institute for Conservation. 169-194.
This is a wonderful review of the current information on the use of silica gel to regulate RH in display cases. It includes information on the nature of and different types of silica gel, how to determine its buffering capacity, how much to use and how to condition it to particular RH values. This is a great reference that you should keep handy in case you are required to use it in particular circumstances. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
Weintraub, S. 2002. Demystifying silica gel. Objects Specialty Group Postprints. Volume Nine, 2002. Washington, D. C.: American Institute for Conservation. 169-194.
Filter(s): Housing, Storage, and Display, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Environmental Management
Environmental guidelines for the storage of paper records. (NISO TR01-1995)
Wilson, W.
1995 – Bethesda, Maryland: NISO (National Information Standards Organization) Press.
Wilson, W. 1995. Environmental guidelines for the storage of paper records. (NISO TR01-1995) Bethesda, Maryland: NISO (National Information Standards Organization) Press.
Filter(s): Housing, Storage, and Display, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Environmental Management
Natural light in museums: An asset or a threat?
Anson, G., and S. Weintraub.
1990 – Progressive Architecture 5: 49-54.
Anson, G., and S. Weintraub. 1990. Natural light in museums: An asset or a threat Progressive Architecture 5: 49-54.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
Calibration and use of photosensitive materials for light monitoring in museums.
Bacci, M., et al.
2004 – Studies in Conservation 49:85-98.
This is a case study where they use light-sensitive materials, in this case Blue Wool Standard No. 1, as a light dosimeter during display, both qualitatively and semi-quantitatively. Although successful, more research is needed in order to give this technique widespread usage. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
Bacci, M., et al. 2004. Calibration and use of photosensitive materials for light monitoring in museums. Studies in Conservation 49:85-98.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management