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Making Sense of Environmental Data

Making Sense of Environmental Data. NARA Preservation Conference 2006 James M. Reilly Image Permanence Institute Rochester Institute of Technology. Why Environmental Data?. Environment is best way to achieve and demonstrate stewardship of collections. Why Environmental Data?.

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Making Sense of Environmental Data

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  1. Making Sense of Environmental Data NARA Preservation Conference 2006 James M. ReillyImage Permanence InstituteRochester Institute of Technology

  2. Why Environmental Data? • Environment is best way to achieve and demonstrate stewardship of collections

  3. Why Environmental Data? • To inform key institutional functions • Facilities management • Fiscal management • Archival / curatorial

  4. Environment-Driven Collection Decay Mechanisms • Chemical change • Biological attack • Mechanical damage

  5. Deriving Meaning from T & RH Data • Algorithms to estimate specific decay risks • Integrations over time

  6. Chemical Decay (Natural Aging) Metric • TWPI

  7. TWPI (Time-Weighted Preservation Index) • Measure of chemical change induced by heat and moisture • Typical cause of poor performance: High summertime dew point

  8. TWPI Scale • Poor: 1 – 45 • OK: 45 – 75 • Good: 75 - 100 • Great: > 100

  9. Biological Decay Metric • Mold Risk Factor (MRF)

  10. Mechanical Decay Metrics • Measures risk due to: • Moisture content of collections • Too high • Too low • Dimensional changes as moisture content varies over time

  11. Mechanical Decay Risk Metrics • Too dry – Min EMC • Too damp – Max EMC • Too much expansion and contraction – % DC Max • Typical cause of poor performance: • Winter dryness

  12. Interpreting Data: Weigh the Risks According to the Nature and Importance of Collections • Archival & library materials: • Chemical, biological • Fine arts & rare books: • Mechanical, chemical, biological

  13. Metrics in Practice • At LoC • Identified underperforming spaces • Achieved operating improvements • At NYPL • Helped redirect capital plan for global improvements • At NARA • Used in DC, Regions

  14. Fundamentals of Preventive Conservation • Gather and organize information • Materials and modes of decay • Storage circumstances • Present condition • Analyze risks • Take actions to minimize decay

  15. Prototype of Collection Storage Information System • Built for National Museum of Denmark • Shown with permission • Linked Information • Climate • Collections • Mechanical systems

  16. The Image Permanence InstituteRochester Institute of Technologywww.imagepermanenceinstitute.orgwww.climatenotebook.org

  17. Acknowledgements • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • NEH Division of Preservation and Access • IMLS • NARA • National Museum of Denmark

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