Wikipedia:WikiProject Collections Care/Get started

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 * 3) Browse the open tasks list below, or start your own article on a relevant topic.

Members
Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
 * 1)  - I am interested in working on articles relating to Collection Management. 21:19, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  - I'm interested in all things Collections Care. --RichardMcCoy (talk) 01:25, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * 3)  - I am interested in natural history collections care, especially those in fluid storage.
 * 4)  - I am a student in Richard McCoy's JHU conservation class. I will be working on an article on the collections role of art handler. 24.228.196.172 (talk) 20:58, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 5)  - I am interested in art and archaeological collections care. Mmarley3 (talk) 18:38, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 6)  - I am interested in the conservation of works on paper, as well as general collections care issues. Areppertgerber (talk) 20:44, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 7)  - I'm interested in preventive conservation, and writing articles on conservation of outdoor artworks --AllisonMaryMartin (talk) 12:40, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
 * 8)  - I'm interested in revising/combining the Registrar's article, and revising/editing my own Objects Conservator article.  Meredithrmoore1 (talk) 13:25, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 9)  - I am interested in fine art collection management and a budding interest in conservation care. Jdolsson10 (talk) 16:21, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 10) -I am interested in preventive conservation and collections maintenance. I will be writing an article primarily regarding environmental controls and housekeeping.
 * 11)  - I am interested in the preservation, conservation, and general care of collections and cultural heritage. --Crystal Stein (talk) 16:55, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
 * 12) -I am interested in furniture.
 * 13)  - I am interested in the preservation and conservation of time-based media art.
 * 14) AHGuitar24 (talk) 23:57, 16 April 2015 (UTC): I will be writing about the conservation of musical instruments, etc. -Carie Paine
 * 15) - I am interested in continuing the conversation about collections care and cultural heritage.
 * 16) - I am interested in preventive conservation
 * 17) - I am interested in the management and care of historical objects.
 * 18) - I am interested in collections management/care of all kinds.
 * 19) - I'm interested in the radiography of cultural objects.
 * 20) --SwJHUConserv (talk) 04:09, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 21) - I am interested in the storage of cultural objects.
 * 22) --Tfann (talk) 15:54, 14 November 2015 (UTC) I am interested in the conservation and restoration of frescoes
 * 23) --Jboigen1 (talk)14 November 2015 (UTC) I am interested in the collection care preventative measures
 * 24) Pocahontess (talk) 22:39, 14 November 2015 (UTC) I am interested in the conservation and care of totem poles.
 * 25) User:Pat Connelly - I am interested in the conservation of neon light artworks.
 * 26)  - I am interested in conservation and restoration of leather and fur
 * 27)  - I am interested in textile conservation
 * 28)  - My interests are mainly in Collection Management, and have an amateur love for conservation and preservation
 * 29)  - I am going to be tackling the conservation and restoration of fur objects.
 * 30)  - I am going to be working on the conservation of lacquer objects.
 * 31) Chels talks (talk) 00:50, 14 April 2016 (UTC) Highly interested in the continued existence of parchment
 * 32) AAbrahamsen2016 I am interested in the Conservation of Bone and Antler Objects.
 * 33) User:Amberpero I am interested in the conservation and restoration of paintings. Amberpero (talk) 17:13, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * 34) User:Lani.odonnell I am interested in the conservation and restoration of woodblock prints. Lani.odonnell (talk) 23:49, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * 35)  - I am interested in Collection Management Policies
 * 36) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Csteche1- I am writing about bone/antler conservation
 * 37)  - I am interested in Collections management, have experience in exhibitions/preparations, and, as of 3/20/2017 (and thru the end of the semester) my final project for the Core Aspects of Conservation is on the conservation/restoration of Panel Paintings
 * 38)  - I am interested in archives/ collections management/ preservation. I am focused on the conservation and restoration of photographic materials, especially film-based materials such as cellulose acetate and nitrate.
 * 39)  - I am interested in natural history collections' conservation and preservation, primarily taxidermy and skeletons.
 * 40)  - I am interested in the conservation and restoration of paintings, art history, collections management, and digital preservation. AlexKron (talk) 03:19, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
 * 41)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of ancient Greek pottery (vases and vase painting) as well as collections management.
 * 42)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of ivory as well as collections management.
 * 43)  - I am interested in preventative conservation and care of sacred cultural and traditional object concentrating in the area of Judaica.
 * 44)  I am interested in sculpture conservation, preventive conservation, contemporary art, and ethical issues in conservation. --Rose Daly (talk) 13:51, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
 * 45)  I am interested in preventive conservation, emergency preparedness, ethnographic material culture, and ethical issues in conservation, the biography of Garry Thomson, and am currently wondering how the post-modern turn in conservation can be described in Wikipedia. Daniel Cull (talk) 13:28, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * 46) Mbleech I am interested in all collections management subjects but specifically focusing on conservation of photographic glass plates. Mbleech (talk) 22:39, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
 * 47)  I am interested in researching and writing about the conservation and restoration of frescoes in Pompeii, specifically more about the Villa of the Mysteries, the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, and the House of the Vettii Pboylan3 (talk) 16:07, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * 48)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of wooden objects/artifacts. Emilyrose28 (talk) 23:34, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
 * 49)  - I am interested in working on articles relating to cultural conservation, particularly the conservation of African Art.Ameenabossier (talk) 02:49, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
 * 50) AmeliaDreams (talk) 01:49, 31 March 2018 (UTC)AmeliaDreams I am interested in the conservation and restoration of plastics AmeliaDreams (talk) 01:49, 31 March 2018 (UTC)AmeliaDreams
 * 51) Kbetsill (talk) 19:02, 23 April 2019 (UTC)Kbetsill I am researching the conservation-restoration of historic houses. Kbetsill (talk)19:02, 23 April 2019 (UTC)Kbetsill
 * 52)  I am interested in collections care related to public history.KACMN94 (talk) 23:59, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
 * 53)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of mishoons (dugout canoes)
 * 54)  I am interested in collections care and the conservation of U.S. WWII military uniforms
 * 55)  I am interested in collections management and the conservation of herbaria and botanical specimens.
 * 56)  I am interested conservation and restoration practices utilizing CT scans.
 * 57)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of Mesoamerican codices.
 * 58)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of historic firearms
 * 59)  I am interested in the conservation-restoration of dye diffusion transfer prints, as well as how to protect intangible museum education techniques and dialogue
 * 60)  I am interested in cataloguing of collections, and the care of natural history collections.
 * 61)  I am interested in preventive conservation, vibration, dust and temperature & relative humidity monitoring, and storage optimisation
 * 1) AmeliaDreams (talk) 01:49, 31 March 2018 (UTC)AmeliaDreams I am interested in the conservation and restoration of plastics AmeliaDreams (talk) 01:49, 31 March 2018 (UTC)AmeliaDreams
 * 2) Kbetsill (talk) 19:02, 23 April 2019 (UTC)Kbetsill I am researching the conservation-restoration of historic houses. Kbetsill (talk)19:02, 23 April 2019 (UTC)Kbetsill
 * 3)  I am interested in collections care related to public history.KACMN94 (talk) 23:59, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
 * 4)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of mishoons (dugout canoes)
 * 5)  I am interested in collections care and the conservation of U.S. WWII military uniforms
 * 6)  I am interested in collections management and the conservation of herbaria and botanical specimens.
 * 7)  I am interested conservation and restoration practices utilizing CT scans.
 * 8)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of Mesoamerican codices.
 * 9)  I am interested in the conservation and restoration of historic firearms
 * 10)  I am interested in the conservation-restoration of dye diffusion transfer prints, as well as how to protect intangible museum education techniques and dialogue
 * 11)  I am interested in cataloguing of collections, and the care of natural history collections.
 * 12)  I am interested in preventive conservation, vibration, dust and temperature & relative humidity monitoring, and storage optimisation

Open tasks
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Task forces
A task force is a group of like-minded individuals who wish to pursue the topic of collections care from a specific perspective. You may create your own taks force or request to join an already existing group. Please list all task forces and members below.
 * Spring 2014 Johns Hopkins Online Museum Studies Course
 * WikiProject Collections Care/2019 Edit-a-thon