Mary Coughlin

Caring for Plastics in Collections

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Caring for Plastics in Collections presents basic knowledge of plastics in an accessible way and empowers readers to determine the best approach for care, taking into account the resources at their institution and the needs of their specific collection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781032757131
• ISBN-10: 1032757132
• Artikelnr.: 72489417

Autorenporträt

Mary Coughlin is Associate Professor in Museum Studies at The George Washington University in the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Acknowledgements
Siderbar contributions
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 What is Plastic?
Chapter 3 Which Plastic? Clues to Identification
Chapter 4 Problem Plastics
Chapter 5 Influencers on Plastics: Environment
Chapter 6 Influencers on Plastics: Material Choices
Chapter 7 Low-cost, On-site Monitoring of Plastics
Chapter 8 Plastics Collection Management Part 1: Processes and Procedures
Chapter 9 Plastics Collection Management Part 2: Discussions and Decisions
Chapter 10 Collection Care Approaches for All Plastics
Index.