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Don’t panic! Dealing with wet records

Elizabeth Hadlow Senior Conservator Records Manager’s Forum 24 July 2007. Don’t panic! Dealing with wet records. Introduction. Resources Equipment Training Planning for Salvage Handling wet records. Resources - planning. State Records Website

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Don’t panic! Dealing with wet records

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  1. Elizabeth Hadlow Senior Conservator Records Manager’s Forum 24 July 2007 Don’t panic! Dealing with wet records

  2. Introduction • Resources • Equipment • Training • Planning for Salvage • Handling wet records

  3. Resources - planning • State Records Website • Standard on Disaster Management of Recordshttp://www.records.nsw.gov.au/publicsector/rk/disaster/diplancom.htm • National Archives Website • Disaster Preparedness Manual http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/preservation/disaster/intro.html

  4. Resources – planning and salvage • AMOL website • Be Prepared- Guidelines for Small Museums for writing a disaster preparedness plan http://sector.amol.org.au/publications_archive/collections_management/be_prepared • AMOL website • reCollections – Managing collections http://archive.amol.org.au/recollections/ • NAA website • Archives Advice 28 http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/rkpubs/advices/advice28.html

  5. Resources – advice • State Records NSW • Senior Conservator • Senior Archivist Transfer and Custody • Salvage of archives • State Library of NSW • Conservation section • Salvage of books • National Archives of Australia • Conservation section • Salvage of archives • Large Museums and Art Galleries • Conservation section • Specialist advice on specific materials, e.g. metals, organic objects, textiles

  6. When is it a disaster? • Size doesn’t matter • What is your ability to deal with it?

  7. Equipment – disaster bin Contents: • Buckets • Mops • Plastic sheet • Blotting paper • Dust masks • Washing line and pegs • etc

  8. Equipment – Disaster store Larger stores of materials

  9. Resources – Training • De Dramatising Disasters • www.records.nsw.gov.au training calendar • 20-21 September 2007 • State Library of NSW • 2 days 9.30am-4.30pm • $520 • Limited spaces

  10. What are we trying to prevent? • Mould growth • Ink bleeding • Coated papers sticking • Books swelling • Bindings failing • Photographs blocking • Emulsions detaching

  11. What should I do with wet records? • How wet are my records? • Sodden • Damp • Mix • Air Drying • Laying out flat • Pegging up • Air circulation • Keeping humidity down • Freezing • What can I freeze? • When do I freeze?

  12. Preparing for salvage • Separate different materials where you can • Know your collection • Know the correct salvage response for different materials

  13. Handling wet records

  14. Training is very important Pre-planning avoids delays and mistakes Players must understand your requirements Get to know what resources you can call on Summary

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