S11E02: Standards in Conservation

Together with special guest hosts Dr David Leigh and Isobel Griffin we delve into the world of conservation standards: what are they, how do they come into being, and how are we using them? Kloe also talks to Jane Henderson about the importance of having many voices in the room and when people might start waving pitchforks around, and Jenny reviews ‘Greener Solvents in Conservation.’ 00:03:01 Standards in day-to-day life as well as conservation 00:07:47 The birth of a standard 00:15:04 Reviews and the implications 00:17:53 Standards in the pipeline 00:23:03 Diversity in decision making 00:29:18 How to access standards for FREE 00:33:59 Professional standards or codes of practice vs established standards 00:36:29 The bewildering array of information in the world 00:42:45 Come contribute! 00:43:02 Interview with Jane Henderson 00:58:45 Review: Greener Solvents in Conservation – An Introductory Guide 01:03:58 Patreon shout-out Show Notes: - B/560 Conservation of Tangible Cultural Heritage committee: https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/committees/50001857 - British Standards Institute: https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/ - European Standards: https://www.en-standard.eu/ - Swedish Institute for Standards: https://www.sis.se/en/ - Standards bodies definition and list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standards_organization - Helen Hughes on working on standards: https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/helen-hughes-acr-working-on-site-during-coronavirus.html - Icon Documentation Network: https://www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-networks/documentation-network.html - Greatest hits book: https://www.beuth.de/en/publication/din-handbook-410/308401223 - Icon professional standards: https://www.icon.org.uk/resources/resources-for-conservation-professionals/standards-and-ethics/icon-professional-standards.html - What conservation standards are: https://www.icon.org.uk/resources/resources-for-conservation-professionals/standards-and-ethics/conservation-standards.html - ISO Standards: https://www.iso.org/standards.html - Spectrum collections management standard: https://collectionstrust.org.uk/spectrum/ - GIS standards: https://www.gistandards.eu/gis-standards/ - Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Methods Committee: https://www.rsc.org/membership-and-community/connect-with-others/through-interests/divisions/analytical/amc/ - ASHRAE handbook for engineers: https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/ashrae-handbook - AIC Wiki: https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page - CCI Notes: https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes.html - More on standards regarding built heritage: https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/standards/standards.htm - The Pitfalls and Possibilities of Standardisation (talk by Jane Henderson): https://markk-hamburg.de/from-conservation-to-conversation/workshop-contributions/ - James Acaster on the absurdity of the British Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x73PkUvArJY - S08E03 Returning Cultural Objects: https://thecword.show/2020/10/14/s08e03-returning-cultural-objects/ - Buy ‘Greener Solvents in Conservation’ from the publisher: https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/greener-solvents-in-conservation/?id=380 - Download ‘Greener Solvents in Conservation’ for FREE: https://www.siconserve.org/greener-solvents/greener-solvents-hand-book/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, David Leigh, and Isobel Griffin. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2022.