[NHCOLL-L:3792] IPM class online March 31

[Helen Alten]

Obtain a solid understanding of the theory and practical aspects of 
pest management in a museum, library or archives without traveling to 
a regional training center.  Northern States Conservation Center's 
Integrated Pest Management for Museums Libraries and Archives online 
course has consistently received rave reviews from participants.  It 
combines humor, science, and human psychology to help students make 
IPM something that works in their institution.  We are proud to be 
offering this course again next month.

MS210: Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and Archives
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson with support from BIRC
Dates: March 31 through May 9, 2008
Price: $425 ($25 discount to BIRC members)
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 
helen at collectioncare.org.

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.  
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