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Have a specific question about collections care? You’ve come to the right place! The Connecting to Collections Care (C2C Care) Community allows staff and volunteers at small and mid-sized institutions to post collections care questions. The forum is monitored by volunteer conservation professionals who answer questions directly or can seek the assistance of conservators and collections care professionals who provide expert assistance. All submitted questions that meet the guidelines will be posted to the community and reviewed and answered by our monitors and experts. The forum is also used to share announcements about C2C Care webinars and courses, as well as free resources (such as grants, events, publications, etc.) of interest to our core audience of smaller institutions. We encourage you to review additional terms of participation at https://community.culturalheritage.org/termsandconditions.
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    RE: Binder storage

    Hi Carmina, Storing the binders in boxes on the metal shelves (off the floor) is a good solution. I also agree that the manuals should stay in their respective binders to prevent dissociation/ disorganization. If the environment is stable, I think ...

  • I am assuming you are interested in "sanitizing" because of the risk of rodent-borne disease, not as a pest control solution. Unfortunately, unless you take steps to prevent rodents from getting access to your historic structure, you will end up with ...

  • Thank you. That is very helpful. The smaller implements could be moved, and we could cover the old hay wagon. (It looks fragile, and moving it seems too risky.) I'll check with the collections manager from the loaning institution and see if they approve ...

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    Door sweep/brush

    Does anyone have experience with different kinds of door sweeps or brushes to prevent insects from strolling in under a door? I have three interior doors at the herbarium around which blunder traps have caught a few silverfish. I know the problem is ...

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    RE: Effect of chemicals on wood/metal artifacts on ...

    Hi Carolyn, Introducing chlorides to an environment that has historic wood and metal objects is a concern, especially if those objects are on loan. However, the percentage of active ingredients in each pesticide mentioned is low. If possible, moving ...