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.
Freezing to eradicate insects pests in textiles at Brodsworth Hall.
Berkouwer, M.
1994 – The Conservator 18:15-22.
Berkouwer, M. 1994. Freezing to eradicate insects pests in textiles at Brodsworth Hall. The Conservator 18:15-22.
Filter(s): Integrated Pest Management
Solarization: a cheap but effective method to disinfest museum objects. Preprints of the13th Triennial Meeting, Rio de Janeiro.
Brokerhof, A.W.
2002 – ICOM Committee for Conservation. 1: 15-20.
This article describes an effective method to eradicate insect using heat. The method requires the object to reach 55oC for a minimum period of an hour. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
Brokerhof, A.W. 2002. Solarization: a cheap but effective method to disinfest museum objects. Preprints of the13th Triennial Meeting, Rio de Janeiro. ICOM Committee for Conservation. 1: 15-20.
Filter(s): Integrated Pest Management
Vapor barrier films.
Burke, J.
1992 – WAAC Newsletter 14(2) (May):13-17.
Burke, J. 1992. Vapor barrier films. WAAC Newsletter 14(2) (May):13-17.
Filter(s): Integrated Pest Management
Anoxic Microenvironments: A Simple Guide.
Burke, J.
2001 – (based on an article from the Technical Publication Series of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, with additions and corrections by the author in Fall of 2001).
Basically a detailed description of materials/equipment, and full step-by-step guide to anoxic fumigation using the Keepsafe System. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
http://www.keepsafe.ca/jburke.shtml
Burke J. 2001. Anoxic Microenvironments: A Simple Guide. (based on an article from the Technical Publication Series of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, with additions and corrections by the author in Fall of 2001).
Filter(s): Integrated Pest Management
Does Low-Temperature Pest Management Cause Damage? Literature Review and Observational Study of Ethnographic Artifacts.
Carrlee, E.
2003 – Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 42:141-166.
Carrlee, E. 2003. Does Low-Temperature Pest Management Cause Damage Literature Review and Observational Study of Ethnographic Artifacts. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 42:141-166.
Filter(s): Integrated Pest Management
AgelessTM oxygen scavenger: practical applications.
Daniel, V. and F. Lambert.
1993 – WAAC Newsletter 15 (2) (May): 12-14.
Daniel, V. and F. Lambert. 1993. AgelessTM oxygen scavenger: practical applications. WAAC Newsletter 15 (2) (May): 12-14.
Filter(s): Integrated Pest Management