Service Description
To help Harvard Library Repositories and Shared Services locations preserve collections by providing appropriate storage environments, Preservation Services experts:
- Work with Repositories and local Facilities Management partners to articulate preservation environment goals and establish monitoring programs for temperature, relative humidity, pollutants, light and UV levels, particulates, and pests
- Research and recommend appropriate monitoring devices and professional services
- Maintain online access to eClimateNotebook to enable repositories to store, analyze, and report environmental data
- Train Repository staff to gather and upload data
- Assist Repository staff with interpretation of data findings to inform Repository/facilities management decisions about HVAC systems, storage, and housing/enclosures
- Contribute to planning committees for renovation projects involving HVAC upgrades
- Respond to urgent environmental issues to advocate for protection of collections from further harm
Facilities and Equipment
Preservation Services maintains a fleet of PEM2 dataloggers available for loan to Repositories and Shared Services locations. Preservation Services experts:
- Advise on installation of dataloggers (location and position of logger to address preservation goals)
- Liaise with the manufacturer (Image Permanence Institute) to address error messages, change batteries, recalibate sensors
- Upgrade the equipment when needed
Request information and/or service
Email Preservation Services to request Environmental Monitoring information and/or services.
Urgent situations
Call your Repository's Preservation Liaison (list of Preservation Liaisons), the Library Collections Emergency Team at 617-240-2500, or the Weissman Preservation Center at 617-495-8496.
Resources
See also: Prevention