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Disaster recovery student exercise 2009

The students undertaking Preservation Principles in Adelaide have been given the opportunity to undertake an exercise in Disaster Recovery at Artlab, where the Course Coordinator Heather Brown is the Assistant Director of Paper in Artlab Australia.  As you will see the students had hands on experience and did enjoy the tasks immensely.

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Salvaging items from flood conditions

   
   
       
         
Building a wind tunnel


Salvaging Photos

   
 
Retrieving individual drawings/sheets of paper using 'remay' from water without damaging them.  Delicate drawing is lifted from water using 'remay' - so that it clings and provides support.
   
   
   
     

Drying items on blotting paper
     


Monitoring the environment

       

 

 

Drying textiles with nylon netting - keeps the shape

   


Clean CDs gently - perpendicular to grooves and can be dried in dish racks

     

 

 

 

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