“Waking up collections” – ICON guidelines available

A short new topical C-19 blog post, for libraries and archives looking at reopening in the near future. It may not be the first thing librarians, archivists, or conservators are thinking about, but the period of lock-down has implications for the conservation of collections, and ICON has help to offer as collections are “woken up”:

https://icon.org.uk/news/waking-up-collections-a-post-lockdown-guide

The ICON Care of Collections Group in coordination with Heads of Conservation and Scientific Departments in National Museums, Galleries, Libraries and Archives Group has published a document with guidelines: ‘Waking up’ collections: a post-lockdown guide. Do have a look if your library/archive is preparing or planning to reopen.

 

 

 

 

 

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