Security & Preservation of Rare Materials: Planning an Environmental Building Model

Security & Preservation of Rare Materials Planning an Environmental Building Model ALA Annual Conference Library Administration and Management Association Saturday, June 28, 2008 Speakers: Caryn J. Carr – Director, State Library of Pennsylvania Dr. Larry Nesbit – Chair, Rare Books Room Committee Cornelius Rusnov – Project Architect Dr. William Joyce – Head of Special Collections, Pennsylvania State University

Mission State Library of Pennsylvania The State Library is established by statute to serve all branches of state government and to serve as a major research library with an emphasis on resources for, by and about Pennsylvania.

Also
Federal Documents Depository Library (Celebrating 150 Years of service)
Most comprehensive Pennsylvania newspaper collection
Deep genealogy and local history collection

The State Library Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

The State Library of Pennsylvania Main Reading Room Law/Government Documents Foyer, Forum Building

Nuremberg Chronicles - 1493

Untitled Ephrata Cloister Music Manuscript - 1754

Prints from “American Ornithology” by Alexander Wilson - 1865

Ben Franklin’s Kite & Key Experiment 19 October 1752 – Pennsylvania Gazette

State Library of Pennsylvania Traces its Founding to 1745 Independence Hall Assembly Collection “ The Library that Launched a Revolution”

Statutes at Large - 1735

“ Protection of this priceless collection is vital to our Commonwealth’s heritage.” Mathew J. Ryan, Speaker of the House August 1981

Rare Books Collection Former Facilities

Timeline for Rare Books Room Renovation
1998 – Tour of Rare Books Room
1999 – Appointment of initial committee
2001 – Full Committee established
2002 – Design began
2003 – Construction on new facilities began
2004 – Groundbreaking
2006 – Ribbon Cutting

Original Rare Books Room Committee
Governor’s Advisory Council - Susan Zug
Capitol Preservation Committee
Commissioner for Libraries
State Library Director
Dr. Larry Nesbit, Chair

Full Committee
Lt. Governor
President Pro Tempore of Senate
Speaker of the House
Representative Zug
Gov. Adv. Council
House of Rep. Archivist
Dept. of Gen. Services
Deputy Secretary
Architect
Project Manager
Department of Ed.
Deputy Sec. For Libraries
State Library Director
Office of Comm. Libraries
Archivist

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Partners & Politics
Advocates
Representative Peter Zug
President Pro Tempore of Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Lieutenant Governor
The privilege of priority
Developing political savvy

Sunday Patriot News August 15, 2004

The Patriot News August 17, 2004

The Patriot News June 9, 2008

Pennsylvania Rare Collections Library ‘… it is the duty of every good citizen to use all opportunities, which occur to him, for preserving documents relating to the history of our country.’ Thomas Jefferson

Project Goal
To preserve Pennsylvania’s rare collections through the use of preventative conservation principles.

Outcome
Collections are safeguarded within a benign preservation-based environment.

The Influence of Location Harrisburg

RCL – Rare Books Vault RCL – Reading Room Exhibit Hall Transitional Area Architectural Context – Forum Building

Environment
Exterior of the building
No control
Interior of the building
Very little control

Project Scope (Complex)
Building Environments
Exterior of the Building
Interior of the Building
Rare Collections Library Environments
Exhibit Hall
Reading Room & Archivist’s Office
Rare Books Vault
Work Area & Wood Pulp/Leather
Rare Newspaper Repository
Heritage Collection ( future construction )
Law Library ( future construction )
Nine Different Environments

Project Scope (Complexity Continues)
Architectural
HVAC
Lighting
Fire Detection
Fire Suppression
Security
Housing
Seven Different Design Standards for Each Separate Environment

Solving Complex Issues
Particulate Filtration
Microbial Filtration
Molecular Gas-phase Filtration
Temperature
Relative Humidity/Dew Point
Ultra-violet Rays
Infra-red Rays
Air Quality & Conditioning Environmental Standards

Psychometrics DRY BULB TEMPERATUR (C) MOISTURE CONTENT

Air Parameters Rare Collections Library
(Allowing for seasonal drift)
Areas Completed
Exhibit Hall 68-70º F, 20-45% R/H
Reading Room/Archivist Office 66º F, 25-40% R/H
Rare Books Vault 50-58º F, 25-45% R/H
Work Area & Wood Pulp/Leather 55º F, 20-45% R/H
Rare Newspaper Repository 50º F, 15% R/H
Future Construction
Transitional Area 55º F, 35% R/H
Law Library 70–72º F, 25–45% R/H

Lighting No Ultraviolet. No Infra-red. Correct Intensity & Color for Collection(s)

Thermography

SCHEMATIC PLAN Transitional Rare Books Area Exhibit Hall Archivist’s Office Reading Room Rare Books Vault Transitional Rare Books Area Work Area Rare Newspaper Repository GROUND FLOOR East Wing, FORUM BU ILDING LOWER LEVEL East Wing, FORUM BU ILDING

Exhibit Hall – Ground Floor

Entrance to Reading Room from Exhibit Hall

Research/Reading Room – Ground Floor

Archivist Work Area

Rare Books Vault – Ground Floor

Post Construction Rare Books Vault – Collection Relocation

Work Area – Lower Level

Protection
Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Response
Fire Detection
Fire Suppression
Security
Site
Collection

Fire Alarm System
Fully addressable
Zoned
Integrated into building & complex systems
Pre-alarm, storage areas (EWSD) early warning smoke detection

EWSD Fire Detection STAGE 4 STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 VISIBLE SMOKE INTENSE HEAT FLAMING FIRE INCIPIENT STAGE NO VISIBLE SMOKE TIME SMOKE D ENSITY FLAME ION BEAM FIRE 1 ALERT ACTION VESDA Laser PLUS 88 FIRE 2 PHOTO SPRINKLER

Suppression
Public Areas – Water Misting System
Exhibit Hall
Reading Room
Archivist’s Office
Private Areas – Clean Agent System
Rare Books Vault
Rare Newspaper Repository
Work Area

Public Area Suppression
Water Mist Fire Suppression System
Totally safe for humans
Natural and non-toxic
Effective protection without the damage of traditional deluge water-based systems

Private Area Suppression
(3M Novec 1230) Fire Suppression System
Effective protection without the damage of water-based systems
Deemed safe for humans, non-toxic at concentration used
Deemed safe for the collections
Extinguishes fire during the incipient stage of combustion

Water Mist Fire Suppression

Security
Fully integrated into Capitol Security System
Cameras
Biometric Access
Arrangement of Spaces
Selection of Construction Materials
Staff

THE PENNSYLVANIA STUDY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CATHERINE BAKER-KNOLL, HONORARY CHAIR

CENTRAL REGION Ephrata Cloister 632 West Main Street Ephrata PA 17522 Kittochtinny Historical Society Franklin Co. official historical society 75 East King Street Chambersburg PA 17201 Mansfield University, North Hall Library 5 Swan Street Mansfield PA 16933 PA Archives 350 North Street Harrisburg PA 17120 Pattee and Paterno Libraries Penn State University Park Campus 510 Paterno Library University Park PA 16802 Southern York Public Library P.O. Box 239 80 Constitution Avenue Shrewsbury PA 17361 State Library 607 South Drive Harrisburg PA 17120 Millersville University PO Box 1002 1 South George Street Millersville PA 17551 WESTERN REGION Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213 Raymond M. Blasco MD Memorial Library 160 East Front Street Erie PA 16507 EASTERN REGION Albright Public Library 500 Vine Street Scranton PA 18509 Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19103 The Library Company 1314 Locust Street Philadelphia PA 19107 National Canal Museum 30 Centre Square Easton PA 18042 FIFTEEN IN-STATE SITES THE PENNSYLVANIA STUDY

Temp & R/H Studies……………………….15 sites
VOC Studies…………………………..........15 sites
Light Studies………………………………….15 sites
Particulate Studies……………………………….RCL
Pollutant Studies.…………………………………RCL
Microbial Studies..…………………...............RCL
Energy Usage & Savings Studies……………RCL
Fire Suppression Studies……………………….RCL
Long-term Paper Aging Studies………..15 sites
Short-term Paper Aging Studies.........15 sites
AREAS OF RESEARCH FOCUS:

CELLULOSE DEGRADATION IN AN ACETIC ACID ENVIRONMENT A.-L. Dupont and J. Tétreault Studies in Conservation, 2000 MIGRATION OF VOLATILE COMPOUNDS FROM PAPER STACKS DURING ACCELERATED AGEING, PART II: VARIABLE TEMPERATURE STUDIES SPONTANEOUS FORMATION OF ACIDS IN THE NATURAL AGING OF PAPER A. Bulow, P. Begin, H. Carter, and T Burns Restaurator, 2000 C. Shahani and G. Harrison IIC Congress, 2002 AUTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF CELLULOSE PAPER IN SEALED VESSELS P. Calvini, A. Gorassina, and A.L. Merlani Restaurator, 2007

ASTM 100 YEAR STUDY 1998 - 2008 surrogate test books are composed of 15 different papers

SURROGATE TEST BOOKS/TEXT BLOCKS
Ten commercial papers
Ten accelerated aged commercial papers
100 year(+) old paper
50 year(+) old paper
Custom formulated papers
Hand sheets

Design Parameters Air Pollutant Base Line Readings – 12/12/05

Identification of volatile organic compounds emitted by a naturally aged book using SPME/GC/MS Agnes Lattuati-Derieux, Sylvette Bonnassies-Termes, Bertrand Lavedrine Journal of Chromatography A, 1026 (2004) 9-18 Acetic Acid Toluene Butyric Acid Furfural Benzaldehyde Phenol Nonanal Decanal Vanillin Hexadecane Heptadecane Octadecane

Air Pollutant Standards Acetic Acid 4.0 ppb Formaldehyde 4.0 ppb SO2 1.0 ppb NO2 2.6 ppb Ozone 2.0 ppb Specifications For Air Pollutants In Storage And Exhibit Areas

2X air exchange rate ½ pollutant concentration ? Efficacy of intermittent ventilation for providing acceptable indoor air quality. (Dr. M.H. Sherman Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Energy Usage & Savings Studies:

power needed to drive fan ~ (fan speed) 3 higher air exchange rate much higher electrical cost Energy Usage & Savings Studies: Fan Law

. Preserving our Past for the Future

Security & Preservation of Rare Materials: Planning an Environmental Building Model

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