Dear All
The National Conservation Service has been offered a sponsorship grant
to help us establish a free environmental monitoring scheme. We have
identified the challenges that archivists and librarians can have in
getting an effective monitoring regime up and running, maintaining it
and understanding the implications of readings (the British Library's
Knowing the Need report from the PAS surveys reveals that only 38% have
adequate environmental monitoring, and that's amongst only those who
have carried out a PAS survey). We've come up with a sponsorship
formula that will allow us to actually carry out monitoring for
institutions, visiting the sites, placing monitors, downloading data and
reporting on the findings, without it costing the archives any money.
In addition to carrying out the monitoring and reporting to help
archivists understand what they might do to improve conditions where
appropriate or simply to keep things going within the usual PD5454
ranges, we will gather anonymised technical data about building
materials, geographical locations, orientation and so on and their
impact on internal 'climates', which we will share with everyone. It
may be of especial use to those planning new archives, Universities for
research purposes and fellow professionals through the likes of Icon and
ARA etc. It will help us on BSI committees also when reviewing
standards.
In order to scope the work, we would like to know how many institutions
would be likely to want to take advantage of this free scheme. If you
are interested please would you send an email to [log in to unmask] just
letting us know who you are and your institution name and location.
With thanks in anticipation
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Chris Woods PGDipCons BAhons CertCons RMARA ACR FIIC
Director
National Conservation Service
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