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Managing the library and archive environment National Preservation Office Training Day Wednesday 1 July 2009 British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB This one-day course will help librarians and archivists to understand the effect that a poor environment has on collections, and demonstrate how to monitor and control their storage environment. It is led by Jane Henderson, a well-known expert and trainer from Cardiff University's Department of History and Archaeology, with demonstrations of equipment by Chris Michael, Meaco. Programme 09.45 Registration 10.00 Introduction and welcome 10.15 How collections get damaged 10.30 Agents of deterioration: the role of moisture and temperature in damaging collections 11.00 Units and targets for relative humidity and temperature 11.30 Break 11.45 Setting targets for environmental conditions for library and archive materials 12.15 Environmental targets for collections: the building and climate 12.45 Lunch 13.30 Environmental monitoring equipment: range of equipment, how to use it, costs and accuracy 14.30 Matching monitoring equipment to your needs: criteria for selection, choosing locations to monitor, collecting data 15.00 Break 15.15 Interpreting RH and temperature charts 16.15 Action Planning 16.45 End Registration forms can be found at http://www.bl.uk/npo/environment.html <blocked::http://www.bl.uk/npo/environment.html> ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk The British Library's new interactive Annual Report and Accounts 2007/08 : www.bl.uk/knowledge Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. *************************************************************************