Two Library and Archives Preservation Workshops
Presented by Michael Trinkley of SOLINET
February 2 and 3, 2006
9:00 am – 4:00 pm, breakfast and lunch provided
Grainger Engineering Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus
Free of charge to all CARLI members. Funding for this workshop was provided through a grant from the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) with support from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.
Thursday, February 2nd
Attack of the Giant Mold Spore: Mold Prevention and Remediation for Cultural Institutions
This full-day class provides a general introduction to mold and its impact on heritage collections. Through lecture and discussion, the class examines what mold is, how to avoid an outbreak, appropriate mitigation and eradication treatments, current standards for mold remediation, recent insurance claim problems, and how controlling mold ensures that you, your staff, and your patrons are protected. Several approaches to cleaning mold will be covered:
- Organizing your cleaning efforts
- Simple, safe techniques for mold removal, including use of HEPA vacuums
- Avoiding the use of most chemicals
- Working with commercial firms – developing contracts and specifications.
Participants will be provided with handouts on molds and treatment approaches, a reading list, and a sampling dish.
Friday, February 3rd
Integrated Pest Management: Beating the Critter Jitters
They come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. They're 4-legged, 6-legged, 8-legged and more. They lurk in corners, hover in stacks, and nibble at collections. Some institutions are plagued by pests throughout their buildings, while others notice them in isolated collections. Some institutions respond to pest invasions with chemical spraying, freezing or fumigation; others simply despair of controlling the problem. This introductory level workshop will explain and assess the available strategies for preventing and combating pest problems. It will: Provide extensive discussion and examples for each attendee to identify common pests; explain damage various pest cause to library & archival materials; outline a strategy for implementing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program of monitoring and control; and recommend ways to communicate with those responsible for institutional pest control programs. The workshop will focus on the IPM approach, which emphasizes non-chemical methods of pest control.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Registration limitations: Registration is limited to four attendees from each of the organizing institutions (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, and Northwestern University) and one representative from all other CARLI institutions on a first-come first-served basis. Additional interested attendees will be waitlisted until a week before the workshop (January 27th), at which point any available spaces will be filled from the waitlist in the order they were received, not to exceed 4 members from any one institution.
Please e-mail Jennifer Hain Teper (jhain@uiuc.edu) to register, or call 217-244-5689 if you have any questions.
Driving directions, parking and lodging information will be provided upon registration. Waitlist status will be provided upon attempted registration.