Required texts

Students will be expected to prepare for each workshop by reading information PRIOR to attending the workshop. The resources for each week will be listed in the Canvas site.

The following resources are a valuable starting point for reading, and good sources for your assignments:

Science for conservators, Book 1 – Materials. 

Availability: ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø library online

Science for conservators, Book 2 – Cleaning. 

Availability: ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø library online

Barbara Kanegsberg and Ed. Kanegsberg ed. Handbook for Critical Cleaning: Cleaning Agents and Systems, (HCC) 2nd ed

Availability: ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø library & electronic text.

Note: not specific to conservation but really excellent text.

Rivers, Shayne, Conservation of furniture. London, Routledge, 2012

Availability: ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø library

Note: It is focused on furniture, but covers ground relevant to many other areas in a clear and interesting way.

Agnes Timar-Balazsy and Dinah Eastop, Chemical principles of textile conservation Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004, c1998.

Availability: ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø library

Note: It is focused on textiles, but covers ground relevant to many other areas in a clear and interesting way.

Richard Wolbers, Cleaning painted surfaces: aqueous methods.

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Gerhard Banik and Irene Bruckle, Paper and water : a guide for conservators. 

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Helmut Ruhemann, The cleaning of paintings : problems and potentialities

New York, Hacker Art Books, 1982.

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Paper Conservation Catalog (free online resource)

http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/pcc/

The relevant chapters are:

14. Surface Cleaning

15: Hinge, tape and adhesive removal

16. Washing

19. Bleaching

AIC Conservation wiki (free online resource)

http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Artificial intelligence

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The  Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Students are expected to participate in lectures, workshops and group work to achieve the learning outcomes set out above. These may include discussions, presentations and group activities which are designed to achieve the learning outcomes of this unit.

Students are able to complete some practical work on their project objects and treatment trials during class time but completion of the project treatment work for Assignments 2 and 3 will require substantial work in their own time. Work must be completed in the laboratory unless prior written permission has been arranged with the unit covenor or the laboratory manager to take your object outside the lab. This will normally only be granted in exceptional circumstances, such as taking the object to another institution for analysis.

Students are expected to regularly check their Canvas site announcements and university email for information about readings, session updates and opportunities relevant to the unit.

Required IT skills

Use of standard word processing and spreadsheet software, image processing software, and internet and email functions. Use of the
ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇøLearn system.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

• Semester 1, 2025, On-campus, ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø - Canberra, Bruce (224120)
• Semester 1, 2024, On-campus, ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø - Canberra, Bruce (219355)
• Semester 1, 2023, On-campus, ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø - Canberra, Bruce (216075)