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Collections CaretakerCollections Caretaker is the Northern States Conservation Center's quarterly publication. Emphasizing preservation of museum collections, it covers topics of interest to large and small institutions of every type and description, including living history museums, art museums, natural history museums, historical societies and privately owned collections. Filled with practical information that you can apply to the care of your collection, the goal of the Collection Caretaker is to keep you up to date on advances in the museum field and provide case studies of interesting collections care solutions. It will keep you informed of useful workshops, publications and grant deadlines.
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Vol.1 No.1
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Vol.1 No.1 Long Range Preservation Planning "Welcome" "It takes a staff to care for a collection" by Helen Alten "Getting your museum on the Internet" by Eric Swanson "A good long-range plan combines survey recommendations and fiscal opportunities" by Helen Alten "Resources boost your preservation library" by Helen Alten "Conservation assessment grant funds available"
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Vol.1 No.2
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Vol.1 No.2 Vacuum Cleaners "Vacuums put power into annual cleaning" by Helen Alten "Use the Net to find preservation resources" by Eric Swanson "Electronic security systems at a small museum: the Adams Memorial Museum case study" by Mary Kopco "Selecting sealants for your building" by Jeff Oertel "Interactive video networks bring training sessions closer to home"
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Vol.1 No.3
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Vol.1 No.3 Integrated Pest Management "Integrate pest management into operations" by Wendy Jessup "Take care to follow pesticide regulations" by Mary Ballard and Tom Parker "An IPM Checklist for Planning and Implementing Pest Control on Art and Artifact Collections" by Mary Ballard "Northern States Conservation Center provides workshops"
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Vol.1 No.4
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Vol.1 No.4 Indoor Generated Pollutants "Monitoring and beating the enemy within: Indoor-generated pollutants" by Cecily Grzywacz and Helen Alten Grant Deadlines "Screening Conservation, Storage and Exhibit Materials Using Acid-Detection Strips" by Catherine Nicholson and Elissa O'Loughlin "Thanks to you, Northern States Conservation Center is growing!" by |
Vol.2 No.1
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Vol.2 No.1 Fire Recovery "A small fire required a big recovery effort" by Shelly Sjøvold and Helen Alten "The Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel" "Grants for Collections Care" by "Recovering from a fire, flood or earthquake: An organized response makes all the difference" by Helen Alten "Emergency preparedness and recovery services available"
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Vol.2 No.2
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Vol.2 No.2 Temperature and Relative Humidity "How temperature and relative humidity affect collection deterioration rates" by Helen Alten "Grant Deadlines" "Developing a relationship with local reporters will help the museum in future contacts" by Tim Huber "News from the new laboratory"
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Vol.2 No.3
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Vol.2 No.3 Exhibiting Without Damaging Collections "Exhibiting without damaging collections" by Helen Alten "NEH funds available to underserved regions" "Early April grant deadlines benefit rural museums" "An inexpensive method to heat seal Mylar" by Catherine Hawks "Exhibit resources that will help staff improve collection care" "Collection Care Workshops in 2000 by Northern States Conservation Center" |
Vol.2 No.4
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Vol. 2 No. 4 Preservation in Storage Design "Consider preservation in storage design" by Catharine Hawks "Grant deadlines" "A simple, quick mount briefly displays clothing for the Science Museum of Minnesota" by Gretchen Anderson "Display mounts for marine mollusks" by Brad Bredehoft "What's happening at NSCC" |
Collections Caretaker is published four times a year and distributed for $20 annual subscription by Northern States Conservation Center
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