Taking it Further

Additional Activities

This section gives examples of more in-depth activities that you may wish to undertake to improve storage, handling, and exhibition practices. These activities will require additional time, research, and information-gathering on your part, and are completely optional.

Storage Furniture

Evaluate your existing storage furniture; determine what should be replaced and/or how current furniture could be reconfigured to improve storage conditions. Research furniture types and prices, and draw up a floor plan for rearranging/replacing furniture.

Storage Enclosures

Choose a collection in need of rehousing. Estimate the number and type of enclosures needed, and research prices and availability (see NEDCC's Suppliers and Services List). If possible, purchase the necessary enclosures and begin a rehousing project.

Staff and User Education

Go back to the Staff and User Education pages in this session, and review the educational web sites provided there. Design an education program for staff members and/or users that will teach proper collection storage and handling techniques.

Staff and User Education

Prepare a presentation on preservation basics and preservation activities within your institution for your next Board of Trustees meeting.

Exhibition

Design an exhibition policy for your institution. Include guidelines for light levels, length of exhibit time, methods for displaying collections, and procedures for monitoring light levels and climate within exhibit cases.