Collection Care

Author: Brent Powell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442238836
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 447

Book Description
Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects provides a solid overview of basic collection care procedures and policies. The topics covered address the decision making criteria and risk assessment solutions involved in the best practices for handling art and artifacts. Technical subjects will cover proven techniques, materials, equipment and address problem solving assessment and current solutions. The comprehensive overview of staff responsibilities, relationships and training will bring the book to a conclusion of addressing the unison of all professionals responsible for proper handling and caring for collections. Highlights include: This book provides both visual and narrative descriptions of current best practices for caring for collection objects. Emphasis is placed on risk assessment in the decision-making process with proven, accepted technical methods and materials. Detailed coverage of technical methods and methodologies for principles of proper handling, transport, and storage or two and three dimensional objects. Chapters will cover the institutional structure for managing, hiring, training both full and part time staff responsible for safely handling and caring of collection objects. 100 photographs, figures, and charts provide overall directions for collection care, preventive maintenance, and proper handling of objects.

Collage Care

Author: Sarah Best
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578942612
Category : Collage
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Are you looking for a way to help to transform your emotions, feelings, and life experiences? Are you ready to invest in your self-care? Collage Care: Transforming Emotions and Life Experiences with Collage will help! Collage is the ideal tool to transform your life by breaking through your emotions and experiences. Collage Care will show you how collage, a remarkable art form, will become a best friend, a trusted advisor, and a great problem solver. Collage Care demonstrates how using collage offers ways to eliminate your trials and tribulations so you can embrace your joys. Collage is for everyone, is accessible, and is nearly free. It is a swift way to get to the heart of a concern. The author of Collage Care, Laurie Kanyer, MA knows how collage helps, as she witnessed remarkable miracles using collage for 35 years in the classroom and as a therapist. Collage Care offers: ?125 ways, called Gems, describing how collage helps solve problems, manage feelings, and build self-esteem. ?Tools to regulate your emotions, know your True Self, reduce the pressure of your inner critic, and calm your mind. ?Ways to use collage to improve your relationships and strengthen your communication style. ?Over 150 full color, fine art collages offering inspiration and encouragement. This book is both a healing tool and a fine art book! ?Reflections-real life testimonies-from people all over the world whose lives were transformed using collage. ?Essays from experts in the fields of art, social work and art history to further document the value of collage as a premiere tool for transformation.Collage Care is also a perfect book for those in the helping professions, counselors, teachers and more. Collage Care is useful for historical art research and the historical implications of collage on emotional well-being.

Collection Care/Sammlungspflege

Author: Gabriela Krist
Publisher: Böhlau Verlag Wien
ISBN: 3205201353
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 658

Book Description
Prevention is an attempt to look into the future and have a positive influence on it – therefore it is one of the most important aspects in the area of collection care, the central, current field of applied research in conservation and restoration. With sustainability damage and loss are avoided, dangers averted and research conducted. Collection care is only successful, if the theory is appropriately implemented in museum practice.

Care of Collections

Author: Simon Knell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134830459
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 331

Book Description
This volume provides a practical guide to all aspects of collections care including conservation practice, the monitoring of control of light, relative humidity and atmospheric pollution, biological infestation and disaster planning.

Preventive Conservation

Author: Lisa Elkin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997867923
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Good storage is the foundation of effective collection care, advancing conservation while at the same time promoting accessibility and use. Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage covers the storage of all types of collections, including science, fine and decorative art, history, library, archive, and digital collections. It concentrates on preventive conservation and emphasizes a risk management approach. Reflecting the breadth of its scope, the new book is collaboration between The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections; the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works; the Smithsonian Institution; and the George Washington University Museum Studies Program.

Now You Care

Author: Di Brandt
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 9781552451274
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
A collection of poetry, in which the author voices a passionate argument against environmental degradation and a plea for psychic transformation in our violent times. Tuned in to the toxic fallout of over-industrialization and war, these poems face the dark side of our postmodern climate with a language that doesn't give in.

VA's Medical Care Collection Fund

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description

VA'S MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND... HEARING... SERIAL NO. 107-11... COMMITTEE ON VETERANS'..., HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES... 107TH CONGRESS, 1S

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description

Caring for Your Collections

Author: Huntington T. Block
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Abrams
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Practical, authoritative advice invaluable to anyone who collects.

Collection and Use of Cancer Family History in Primary Care

Author: Nadeem Qureshi
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437910998
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
This systematic review was undertaken to: (1) evaluate the accuracy of patient reporting of cancer family history; (2) identify and evaluate tools designed to capture cancer family history that are applicable to the primary care setting; and (3) identify and evaluate risk assessment tools (RATs) in promoting appropriate management of familial cancer risk in primary care settings. For family history tools (FHxTs) and RATs, studies were limited to those applicable to primary care settings. Conclusions: Informants reporting their cancer family history have greater accuracy for relatives free of cancer than those with cancer. Reporting accuracy may vary among different cancer types. Charts and tables.