Developing Conservation-Focused Curriculum to Advance Analysis of Temperature and Relative Humidity Data
摘要
The collection of temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) data is a ubiquitous component of collection management, and plays a central role in understanding the preservation state of the collection, building envelope performance, climate control system operation, and loan policies. Such insights require that the data be analyzed and interpreted, with the results effectively communicated to stakeholders with varying levels of expertise. Analysis of T and RH data often relies on the native software from sensor/data logger producers. However, there exist several conservation-focused analysis tools that examine this data from complementary perspectives; their collective presentation as a ‘toolkit’ allows users to draw upon the individual strengths of each, but is hampered by limited awareness of the available tools and a lack of didactic support to foster their effective use. The Managing Collection Environments Initiative at the Getty Conservation Institute has developed a workshop curriculum that begins to address this gap by (a) establishing a baseline of knowledge on the fundamentals of data analysis and visualization, (b) presenting a survey of existing online T and RH analysis tools, and (c) demonstrating their application and interpretation for various case studies. To date, the authors have organized two virtual synchronous workshops, and plan to development a free asynchronous course.