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Using eClimateNotebook® and Data from HOBO Loggers to Optimize Preservation Environment Conditions
Monitoring temperature, relative humidity, and dew point is crucial to the preservation of valuable, and often irreplaceable, collections stored in museums, archives, and libraries. So, what’s a highly efficient and effective way to monitor and manage collection storage environments?
Presented by preservation experts Jennifer Jae Gutierrez and Emily Bernal of the Image Permanence Institute (IPI), a university-based research center in the College of Art & Design at Rochester Institute of Technology – in this webinar you’ll learn how IPI uses temp, RH, and dew point measurements from data loggers, combined with eClimateNotebook® collection management software, to help institutions make informed decisions that ensure the preservation of their collections.
Collections Monitoring Webinar Topics
Who and what is IPI?
Get an overview of IPI, its research, and eClimateNotebook® platform
Environmental monitoring for collections:
Learn what environmental monitoring means in collection environments
How temperature & humidity affect collections materials:
Understand how collection materials respond to temperature and relative humidity
How to integrate data from HOBO loggers with eClimateNotebook®:
Take advantage of this opportunity to explore how critical data can provide deeper insights into preservation efforts and drive meaningful improvements.
Our Presenters from the Image Permanence Institute
Jennifer Jae Gutierrez, IPI Executive Director
Jennifer Jae Gutierrez joined IPI in 2017. She provides leadership and strategic direction for the research center, with more than 20 years of experience as a preservation administrator, photograph conservator, and conservation educator. Jae has a MSc in Art Conservation from the University of Delaware specializing in photograph conservation. Prior to her appointment at RIT, Jae was the Arthur J. Bell Senior Photograph Conservator at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) where she established the institution’s conservation department. Before that, she held a faculty appointment in the Art Conservation Department at the University of Delaware (UD) where she taught undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in preventive conservation, conservation ethics, and the conservation of photographic materials. She also served as Associate Director of the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation from 2010-2012.
Emily Bernal, IPI Sustainable Preservation Specialist
Emily Bernal joined IPI in 2024. She provides educational programming, technical support, and consulting services that assist collecting institutions with environmental monitoring, analysis of environmental data, and sustainable preservation management. She holds an MPS in Environmental Studies and Advanced Graduate Certificate in Environmental Leadership from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Prior to joining IPI, she held fellowships at the Wildlife Conservation Society and Rosamond Gifford Zoo where she focused on developing and delivering educational programs and resources making complex preservation and sustainability concepts accessible to diverse audiences.