Below the program for the Society of Archivists' course on Good
Housekeeping. There are still some places left on this course. It is a
preservation course for archivists and will be especially useful for those
who work in an archive without their own conservation studio.

The one day course will take place at the Dundee university at the 22d of
November 2001. The cost is £24 for Society of Archivists members and £40
for non-members.For booking please contact the Society of Archivists office
on 020 7278 8630 or by e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Dagmar

Dagmar Hinz
Conservator
Scottish Archive Network Limited
Thomas Thomson House
99 Bankhead Crossway North
Edinburgh EH11 4DX
U.K.

Telephone: 0044 - (0)131 - 242 5816
Facsimile: 0044 - (0)870 - 608 9431
E-mail: [log in to unmask]




Good Housekeeping
Society of Archivists: Scotland training event

Programme

10.00 – 10.25 Registration and tea/coffee

10.25 - 10.30 Introduction by Chair, Ian Flett, Dundee City Archives

10.30 - 11.00 Ylva Player-Dahnsjo, University of Dundee
“Housekeeping - what is it?”An overview of contemporary uses of the terms
and definitions: housekeeping; maintenance; collections care; preservation;
preventive conservation; conservation; restoration; substitution. Who does
what, and when

11.00 – 11.30 Andrew Megaw, University of Dundee
Environmental control - guidelines and products :environmental monitoring;
temperature, RH, insects, lighting. Types of storage furniture.

11.30 – 12.00 Andrew Megaw, University of Dundee
Handling: the common types of object and associated damage. Identification
of media.  Advice on consultation and copying.

12.00 – 12.30 Vanessa Charles, University of Dundee
Cleaning: what an archivist can do, health and safety issues, suitability
of  materials, protective clothing

12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH

13.30 – 15.00 Vanessa Charles, University of Dundee
Workshop tour Examination of storage materials and products: packing for
storage, boxingfor transportation, preparing for exhibition.

15.00 – 15.20 tea/coffee

15.20 – 15.50 Philippa Sterlini, University of Dundee
Disaster planning, condition surveys, when to call in a conservator: basic
guidelines on disaster planning. How to use a survey as a tool - what to
expect from a survey.

15.50 – 16.30 Carol Brown, Scottish Conservation Bureau
Finding and choosing a conservator

16.30 Close

This event has been kindly supported by Historic Scotland