We are thrilled to present the Definitive Guide to Environmental Monitoring for Collections, a comprehensive resource for preservation professionals to improve their collection environments. The preservation field is characterized by a desire to continuously learn and...
You are a collections care expert. You are well-trained, and possibly even have many years of experience in this unusual field. Your organization relies on you to provide top quality care for your unique and irreplaceable collection. But who do you rely on for help...
Environmental monitoring standards? Which standards? Environmental monitoring standards for collection environments are a series of targets for factors such as relative humidity, temperature, light, pollutants, and pests. The targets, sometimes referred to as “ideal...
Today we’re renewing our commitment to the preservation community. We built Conserv on the belief that we can provide something truly valuable for preservation professionals — a preservation platform that makes your work easier, a set of tools that create a new...
Funding your environmental monitoring program Collection stewards who take on preservation responsibilities have likely heard some version of the statement, “environmental monitoring is one of the best ways to ensure the long-term preservation of collections.” This...
One of the major goals of a data monitoring program is to eventually make improvements to your collection environment. These improvements can be in the form of reduced energy consumption, changes to increase the longevity of the collection materials, or a combination...
