The Clean Scene: Housekeeping, Mold, & IPM
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The Clean Scene: Housekeeping, Mold, & IPM
A four-week virtual course beginning September 6th
When it comes to collections housekeeping, maintaining the ideal ‘clean scene’ requires more than just a good vacuum. While cleaning keeps collections tidy and dust-free, regular housekeeping tasks also provide staff opportunity to monitor the state of collections, potentially preventing conservation or budgetary concerns in the long-term. So, get ready to dust off that old housekeeping handbook (and then just about everything else!). Featuring lectures and discussions between preservation specialists and experts in pest management, preventive conservation, and disaster recovery, this month-long virtual course will combine live and asynchronous instruction to examine collections housekeeping through a holistic lens.
The Clean Scene: Housekeeping, Mold & IPM is presented using Canvas LMS. For the duration of the course, participants will join a virtual classroom where they will have access to pre-recorded lectures, additional resources, and a discussion board for connecting with colleagues. In addition to the asynchronous instruction, each of the three modules in this course will include a live zoom discussion with experts in the field and optional activity. All activities can be completed at home using household items. At the end of the course, all participants will be invited to join a live wrap-up discussion to review content and share next steps.
The virtual classroom opens to participants on September 6th, with new modules released for review each subsequent Monday at 9:30am ET (September 12th, 19th, and 26th). Following the release of course content on Mondays, live discussions will take place over Zoom on Fridays from 2-3pm ET (September 16th, 23rd, and 30th), with a final wrap-up/synthesis discussion from 2-3pm ET on Tuesday, October 4th. Live discussions will also be recorded and posted to the classroom, which will remain open for six weeks following the final module.