MS210: Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and
Archives
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson with support from BIRC
Dates: March 6 through April 14, 2006
Price: $395
Location:
www.museumclasses.org
Description:
Participants in Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and
Archives learn low-toxicity methods of controlling infestations. IPM is
the standard method for treating incoming items and monitoring holdings.
Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and Archives discusses
how infestations occur, helps identify risks, provides feasible
mitigation strategies, discusses the different techniques of treating
infested materials, and helps you complete an IPM plan and monitoring
schedule for your institution. The course covers pest identification,
insects, rodent, birds, bats, other mammals and mold infestations, as
well as other problems raised by participants.
Logistics:
Participants in Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and
Archives work through eight sections at their own pace. Instructor
Gretchen Anderson is available for scheduled email support. Materials and
resources include online literature, slide lectures and dialog between
students and online chats led by the instructor. The course is limited to
20 participants.
Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and Archives runs six
weeks. Please enroll at
www.museumclasses.org
and pay for the course at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html. If you have trouble completing an on-line order, please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
Text Book:
Pinniger, David. Pest Management in Museums, Archives and Historic Houses. Archetype Publications, 2004. Available for purchase from Northern States Conservation Center at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html.
Course Outline
1. IPM Introduction:
2. Pest Risks / Environmental Causes
3. Monitoring
4. Mitigation Strategies
5. Treatment Strategies
5. Regular review
6. Staff Support
7. Conclusion
Student Comments:
“I’d give it a 10 out of 10.” MS210 participant
“I was able to create plans for my institution and actually put them into action.” MS210 participant
“This class was exceptional and overall am generally pleased I took this course. The content and material provided were so valuable for research tools and training manuals. Thank you!” MS210 participant
The Instructor:
Objects conservator Gretchen Anderson learned her craft at the American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian’s Conservation Analytical Lab, the Canadian Conservation Institute, Getty Conservation Lab, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Minnesota Historical Society. She established the conservation department at the Science Museum of Minnesota in 1989. She is the co-author of A Holistic Approach to Museum Pest Management, a technical leaflet for the American Association for State and Local History and established a rigorous IPM program for the Science Museum. Ms. Anderson is a member of the American Institute for Conservation and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. She lectures and presents workshops on preventive conservation, IPM, and practical methods and materials for storage of collections.
Support for the course is provided by Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC) in Berkeley, California. BIRC is a nonprofit organization offering over 25 years of insight, experience and leadership in the development and communication of least-toxic, sustainable and environmentally sound Integrated Pest Management methods.