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Program
28.10.2009
17.00 - 20.00
preregistration at the venue place Novotného
lávka 5, Prague 1
29.10.2009
8.30 - 10.00 registration
10.00
- Welcome
speeches Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Interiors -archives
directory, National library, National archives, IFLA
10.30 - 11.10
- General introduction to the water
problems in conservation
By Gerhard Banik, Restaurator Chief Editor of Restaurator,
Department of Chemistry, Universität fur Bodenkultur (BOKU),Vienna,
Austria
11.10 - 11.30
questions
11.30 – 11.50
coffee break
11.50 - 12.50
first session
- An update on AIC-CERT
By Karen L. Pavelka, Preservation & Conservation
Studies, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The
University of Texas, Austin, USA
- EURANED: an European initiative in
disaster prevention and disaster management
By Sebastian Barteleit, Bundesarchiv, Germany
- Prevention of internal damages
By Isabelle Rollet, Preservation Department, Bibliotheque nationale de
France, Paris
- A new disaster preparedness strategy
at the Royal Library
By Jiří Vnouček , and Tine Rauff, The Royal Library, Denmark
12.50 - 13.00
questions
13.00-14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 15.20
second session
- Polish libraries during the Great
Flood of 1997 and after
By Grażyna Piotrowicz, ULW Director of Biblioteka Uniwersytecka we
Wrocławiu, Poland
- Determining the influence of water on
the 19th and 20th centuries papers subject to certain mass conservation
treatments
By Tomasz Kozielec Institute of Paper and Leather Conservation,
Nicolas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
- Mould outbreak following flood damage
threat to the health of our cultural heritage, building fabric &
occupants: way forward for risk assessment, prevention & successful
scientific sustainable solutions
By Jagjit Singh, Environmental Building Solutions Ltd, UK
15.00 - 15.20
questions
15.20 - 15.50
coffee break
15.50 - 16.50
third session
- Freezing photographic materials, the
Dresden experience
By Mogens Koch, Royal Danish
Academy of Fine Arts School of Conservation, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Flood incident in National Library of
Scotland, February 2009
By Robert Jackson, National
Library of Scotland
Freezing technology problems with
methodology
By Ira Rabin, BAM, Federal
Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany
16.50 - 17.00
questions
18.00
reception
30. 10. 2009
10.00 - 12.30
first session
- Methodological strategy for resolving
the crisis situation in Netherland’s including the implementation of
Delta plan
By Gerrit de Bruin, National
Archives, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Preventive measurements for crisis
situation, local administrative Perspective
By Jiri Hovorka, Municipality
of Prague, Czech Republic
Methods, possibilities and risks of
drying out flooded building
By Petr Kotlík, Institute
Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
The recommendations of the French
Archives for the preventive measures against possible water damage
By France Saie-Belaisch, Archives
nationales de France, Paris
11.20 - 11.30
questions
11.30 - 11.50
coffee break
11.50 - 12.50
second session no change
- Low oxygen technology from storage to
disinfection a scope of possibilities
By Edwin Willemsen, b-Cat, The
Netherlands
Non-oxygen fumigation
By Eitan Amichai, Pest control
Ltd, Israel
12.50 - 13.00
questions
13.00 - 14.00
lunch
14.00 - 15.20
third session
- The universal drying chamber for water
damaged library and archival materials
By Jiří Neuvirt, National Library
of Czech Republic, Prague
Microwave draying and disinfection of
paper documents
By Milan Hájek et al., Czech
Academy of Science, Environmental Process Engineering Laboratory, Czech
Republic
Flood disater in Prague 2002 -
Rehabilitation of the Czech Archives and Central State Institutions
By Bernhard Mayr, Belfor Czechia s.r.o., and Michal Ďurovič,
National Archives, Czech Republic
15.20 - 15.30
questions
15.30 - 15.50
coffee break
15.50 - 16.50
fourth session
- Water damage of leather and parchment
materials
By Halina Rosa, Institute of
Paper and Leather Conservation, Nicolas Copernicus University, Torun,
Poland
Albertina case
By Hanah Singer, Albertina,
Vienna, Austria
Two parchment codices discovered in the
Mediterranean Sea; preliminary investigation
By Maria T. Tanasi and Matteo
Placido, ICPAL, Roma, Italy
16.50 - 17.00
questions
17.00 - 17.30
conclusions
31. 10. 2009
10.00 - 14.00
excursion to Belfor facilities at Jirny and
universal drying chamber - Central depository Hostivar
Excursion duration will be depend on number
of participants. Počet míst na
exkurzi je omezen, prosíme zájemce o registrací.
Gerhard Banik
– in his paper the author will discuss the problems of water in
conservation from the perspective of material science and degradation
processes related to the different forms of its manifestation.
Randy Silverman
–
Comparing Mass Drying and Sterilization
Protocols
A study comparing contemporary drying and sterilization techniques was
conducted by a number of concerned stakeholders: the British Library, the
National Library of the Czech Republic, and the University of Utah
Marriott Library, with assistance from the University of Utah Huntsman
Cancer Institute, Applied Paper Technology, Belfor USA, Sterigenics, and
Artifex Equipment, Inc. Test samples were culled from sequential volumes
of multi-volume sets published between the eighteenth and twentieth
century’s.
Robert Jackson
The presentation will focus on management of the recent flood experienced
at the National Library of Scotland in February 2009. The paper will
discuss diagnostic non-destructive investigation of residual moisture,
mycoflora and environmental risk assessment survey for mould infestation
at all floor levels following the recent flood experience.
Jagjit Singh.
Mould Outbreak following
Flood Damage; Threat to the Health of Our Cultural Heritage, Building
Fabric & Occupants: Way Forward for Risk Assessment, Prevention &
Successful Scientific Sustainable Solutions
Oct 2009
This presentation will discuss
various case studies, the EBS staff has been involved with environmental
monitoring and drying out a range buildings following fire and flood
damage including Hampton Court Palace, Windsor Castle, The National
Library of Scotland.
Jane Lang.
Partnership for Planning and
Response: the Heritage Emergency National Task Force
The Heritage Emergency National Task Force is a partnership of 41 national
cultural organizations and federal government agencies created to protect
cultural heritage from natural disasters and other emergencies. Founded by
Heritage Preservation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 1995,
it has developed model information resources and cooperative projects in
disaster planning, response, and recovery. Examples of Task Force
initiatives include: Response to Regional Disasters.. Information
Resources.., Alliance for Response, Risk Evaluation and Planning
Jiří Neuvert.
The universal drying
chamber for water damaged library and archival materials
The universal drying
chamber for water damaged library and archival materials has been built in
the National Library of the Czech Republic in the years 2003 – 2005. It
enables to use three drying methods – vacuum freeze drying, vacuum drying,
and drying in controlled atmosphere. To prevent distortion of dried books,
the books are stacked in columns interleaved by original heating tiles,
which allows setting and holding selected temperature independently in
each column. Experience and results from measurement of the temperature
and relative humidity at different points of the chamber load during the
drying process are presented.
M.Hajek, M. Durovič,
H. Paulusová, L. Weberová. MICROWAVE
DRYING AND DISINFECTION OF PAPER DOCUMENTS
A new advanced microwave drying
technology has been developed using a continuous dryer combined with an
air cooler and simultaneous disinfection process. The principle of the new
technology consist in using microwave absorption filters made from special
porous ceramics which act as both absorbent and transparent material for
microwaves. Ceramic slabs reduce intensity of the microwave radiation to
such an extent where overheating and hot-spots formation is prevented as
well as other kinds of damages, including red-heating of metallic objects.
All books and documents are recovered in high quality without any damage,
e.g. the gold printing, colored reproductions, metallic objects and other
components sensitive to microwaves. Moreover, the technology also killed
moulds and their spores and, therefore, an additional disinfection is not
necessary.
Karen L. Pavelka
An Update on AIC-CERT
As described on the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and
Artistic Works (AIC) website, the mission of AIC-CERT (Collections
Emergency Response Team) is to respond to the needs of cultural
institutions during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts
with first responders, state agencies, vendors and the public.
In 2007 AIC received funding from the Institute for Museum and Library
Services to develop a series of advanced workshops to train conservators
and other library and museum professionals. These dynamic and highly
successful workshops produced a group of 60 ”rapid responders” who are
trained to react to disasters.
AIC-CERT began in part as a reaction to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which
struck New Orleans in the summer of 2005. Conservators possessed the much-needed
expertise to save collections, but the administrative structure to
coordinate the distribution of those skills was lacking. It has since
developed into a cohesive group of strongly committed conservators who
monitor disasters as they occur across the nation and respond accordingly.
The group has deployed conservators to assist with major floods in the
Midwest and Hurricane Ike, both in 2008, and to other events. After each
event, information is shared and techniques are evaluated and refined. It
has become apparent that we need more trained people in certain areas and
AIC is working to address those needs.
Tomasz Kozielec Determining the
influence of water on the 19th and 20th-century papers subject to certain
mass conservation treatments
With regard to the
unfavourable cellulose degradation processes taking place in papers
manufactured for the past two centuries, such papers are subject to mass
deacidification treatments. The majority of library and archive
collections from that period is waiting for such treatments to be
performed. On the one hand, mass deacidification is a treatment which
“prolongs the paper’s lifespan”. On the other hand, it results in certain
side effects (depending on the deacidification method used). Because the
danger of flooding the library and archive collections with water is
always feasible (the number of floods resulting from the climate changes
is increasing), the attention has been turned to the properties of
deacidified papers which were subject to water treatment. Deacidified
papers were examined by means of the following four mass treatment
methods: Bookkeeper, Libertec, Battelle and DAE. The attention was above
all paid to optical changes in deacidified papers resulting from water,
the pace and rate at which papers absorbed water and the pace of
microorganisms’ development on the papers. The results obtained from the
study allow the statement that the influence of water on papers differed
depending on which deacidification method had been applied. In comparison
to control papers (undeacidified), some of the obtained results of the
study may cause concern with regard to the appearance of more intensified
side effects which result from the contact of paper with water. When
analysing the influence of water on papers deacidified by means of the
selected mass treatment methods, it can be stated that such papers are
susceptible to the appearing of the so-called deferred side effects which
can appear in a flooded library or archive collection.
Edwin Willemsen
Low oxygen
technology from storage to disinfection a scope of possibilities
How can (extreme) low-oxygen technology help in protecting, preserving and
treatment of (infested) objects? ZerOx technology offers new opportunities
for museums, archives, depots and alike. The presentation will show how
ZerOx technology can applied in any or all of the following areas:
- fire prevention, through permanent oxygen reduction;
- conservation, through active climate control of rooms or
anoxic) show cases;
- treatment of infested objects, without using chemicals.
The
presentation will explain the working principle, the technology behind it,
application possibilities, limitations and sample applications.
Isabelle Rollet
Prevention of internal damages.
Libraries and
museums are not any more institutions tightened strictly on their
collections. They gave way to secondary services, made necessary by safety
rules (fire regulation), technical improvement (climate control),
attention paid to the accommodation of visitors (catering) and to the
proper work conditions for staff. Prescriptions in matter of preservation
are sometimes worsened by forced cohabitation between services with
conflicting requirements. Water – under all its forms– is probably the
most frequent threat.
Grażyna Piotrowicz
Polish libraries during the Great Flood of 1997 and
after
In the paper the
extent and nature of losses incurred by Polish libraries and archives in
Lower Silesia region during the Great Flood of 1997 are described. The
salvage works and preventive measures undertaken by flooded libraries are
summarized. It is also revealed how, initially, spontaneous and voluntary
help was transformed into coordinated aid action, planned and conducted on
a large scale by use of different media and Internet. Various methods of
rescuing damaged collections are also presented and evaluated. Finally,
from the described experience a conclusion is drawn, stating advantages of
efficient cooperative projects and indicating the necessity of developing
disaster preparedness programs in libraries in case of disasters and
emergencies
Gerrit de Bruin
Flood Mitigation
The risk of floods that endangered not only people but also Cultural
Heritage is increasing. Recent flood disasters underline the potential
risks. Research make clear that some countries and thus Cultural Heritage
Institutes (CI herein have even a very high risk for damage by flood.
Change of weather conditions are of a Global scale and needs global
measures. Not only international measures, but also national, regional and
local preventive actions must to be taken to prevent or mitigate damage to
Cultural Heritage. Besides that Cultural Heritage Institutes (CI) must be
prepared for floods. Cooperation between those countries, organisations,
administration bodies and Chi's is imperative. Also sharing information,
experiences and data are of the utmost importance.
In this presentation some of these issues will shown and examples of
recent real floods, possible hazards, preventive measures and action to
mitigation CH before, during and after a flood will be discussed. The
Netherlands are fighting water for centuries. Therefore some command
structures, research and measures within the Netherlands will be pointed
out.
M.T. Tanasi
Case study, conservation of
water logged parchment
Jiri Vnoucek and Tine
Rauff
A new disaster preparedness strategy at the
Royal library.
Amihai Eitan
Non-oxygen fumigation
Ira Rabin
Freezing in
conservation: a brief review
Since the early seventies, the freezing of
written media has found its way into conservation. At first, freezing was
used merely for the stabilization of large quantities of water damaged
material, mainly to gain time for the planning of an appropriate treatment.
Soon thereafter, however, different procedures including freeze-drying or
pest control by low temperatures have evolved. Since then they have been
routinely used throughout the world of preservation.
Based on studies conducted in the last 30 years this presentation will
review the terminology, methodology, advantages and disadvantages of
various approaches.
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