Foekje Boersma
Foekje Boersma is Head of the Collection Preservation Department. She specialises in sustainable collection management: taking care of the printed collections, while keeping a careful eye on energy and resources. This includes materials, financial resources and people. Part of her expertise is also making sure that the printed collections can be viewed safely. She represents the KB in various networks focusing on collection preservation.
Contact
- Job title: Head of Department
- Department: Collection Preservation
- Telephone: 06 -18 72 59 36
- e-mail: @email
- LinkedIn: Foekje Boersma
Expertises
Foekje is a qualified conservator-restorer. Her current work mainly involves collection management: ensuring that the printed collections are stored sustainably, and remain accessible. Her areas of expertise include:
- collection management
- sustainable climate strategies
- preventive preservation
- risk management
- ‘first aid’ for heritage collections (salvage)
Network and collaborations
- Board member Blue Shield, National Committee of the Netherlands
- Fellow International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FIIC)
- Member of International Committee for Conservation of the International Council of Museums (ICOM-CC)
- Member of Institute of Conservation (ICON)
- Member of American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
- Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) Security Working Group
- Haags Preventie Netwerk
- Ki-culture
- Art/Switch
- Klimaatnetwerk (network of Dutch cultural heritage professionals focussing on climatic conditions for collections)
Selection of publications
Articles
- Loddo, M., Boersma, F., Kleppe, M., & Vingerhoets, K. 'Experimenting with 360° and virtual reality representations as new access strategies to vulnerable physical collections: Two case studies at the KB, National Library of the Netherlands.' IFLA Journal, 034003522110230, 2021.
- Taylor, J., & Boersma, F. 'Managing Environments for Collections: The Impact of International Loans on Sustainable Climate Strategies.' Studies in Conservation, 63, sup1, 2018, pp. 257-261.
- ŁUkomski, M., Beltran, V., Boersma, F., Druzik, J., Freeman, A., Strojecki, M., Learner, T., & Taylor, J. 'Monitoring Acoustic Emission in an Epidemiological Pilot Study of a Collection of Wooden Objects.' Studies in Conservation, 63, sup 1, 2018, pp. 181-186.
- Druzik, J., & Boersma, F. Epidemiology: Basic Ideas Applied to Museum Collections. A Report from an Experts Meeting Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, J. Paul Getty Trust, 15 en 16 juni 2015.
- Boersma, F. 'Preventive conservation—more than ‘dusting objects’? An overview of the development of the preventive conservation profession.' Journal of the Institute of Conservation, 39(1), 2016, pp. 3-17.
- Boersma, F., Dardes, K., & Druzik, J. 'Precaution, Proof, and Pragmatism. Evolving Perspectives on the Museum Environment.' Conservation Perspectives: the GCI newsletter, 29.2, 2014, pp. 4-9.
- Boersma, F. 'Where’s the Fire? Teamwork for Integrated Emergency Management.' Conservation Perspectives: the GCI newsletter, 23.1 (Spring), 2008, pp. 20-23.
- Boersma, F. Experts’ Roundtable on Sustainable Climate Management Strategies, The Getty Conservation Institute, 2007.
- Boersma, F. 'Our Lord in the Attic, a preventive conservation case study.' Conservation Perspectives: the GCI newsletter, 22.1 (Spring), 2007, pp. 22-25.
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