Supporting Membership is for institutions wishing to join the Collaborative Storage Scheme or to get a range of Member benefits. Supporting Membership provides:
- Free access to telephone and email advice on conservation and collection care issues;
- Eligibility for discounted conservation and digitisation work undertaken by our team of conservators;
- Eligibility for entry to the NCS Collaborative Storage Scheme, run for us by Restore Plc;
- Entry to our Free Environmental Monitoring scheme;
- Bespoke, password secured access to our Members Area of this website;
- Free access to our growing library of published conservation standards, resources and template tools;
- Periodic news bulletins updating you on our activities and information.
Introductory Membership provides the services of an Accredited Conservator for on-site and remote advice and guidance, usually as a one-year introduction before upgrading to Full membership in the following year, particularly if you need to show to your funding authorities the value of membership before they will commit further. Under this membership we can help you understand what your collections need in order to be preserved, how your building can work to protect them and begin to assist you in planning conservation activities such as environmental monitoring and assessment, collection surveys, benchmarking and development of policies and strategies.
Introductory Membership provides two half day site visits (or one full day) to help you get started with all the usual features of Full membership such as:
- Building and collection needs assessment;
- Guidance on conservation and care planning, prioritisation, policies and strategies;
- Support for pest and climate monitoring
- Staff training for surveys, handling and packaging procedures, housekeeping and monitoring programmes
- Free telephone and email advice on conservation and collection care issues;
- Free access to our growing library of published conservation standards, resources and template tools;
- Periodic news bulletins updating you on our activities and information.
- Eligibility for discounted conservation and digitisation work undertaken by our team of conservators;
- Eligibility for entry to the NCS Collaborative Storage Scheme;
- Access to your own part of the Members' Area where your own conservation files will be held.
Subscription BAND 1
Band 1 is the most affordable Full Membership level. In addition to the services indicated below, you will be kept up-to-date with our activities and have secure access to your own part of the Members' Area where your own conservation files will be held as well as our growing library of free standards and resources. You will also be eligible to join our Collaborative Storage Scheme, operated with our partners Restore Plc, to participate in our Free Environmental Monitoring Scheme, for discounts on rental of monitoring equipment and on conservation project rates for work undertaken by our team of conservators, including digitisation. Under this Band you can choose between 2, 3 or 4 days per annum of site visits with your Associate Conservator or Expert, logged as half or whole days. You can also schedule online meetings with your Associate, recorded by quarters (2, 4, 6 or 8 hours) by agreement, to be drawn from your membership days.
In addition, the following are the kinds of support members receive under Band 1, or you can mix and match with others listed under Bands 2 and 3:
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any of the following within the annual time available under the membership level chosen:
- basic preservation priority evaluation based on use/nature of collection;
- basic environmental survey;
- advice and guidance for staff in care, handling, benchmarking, survey etc;
- outline for development of a collection project or disaster plan;
- advice and support with a funding application for a project;
- follow-up reports for any of the above as necessary.
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One free conservation condition assessment report in the studio for a significant item including photography/microscopy as necessary and specification for works; |
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At least 4 additional remote hours p.a. telephone and email support for technical advice and support. |
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Alternatively, at the same Band 1 price option you can choose defined conservation treatment, monitoring or digitisation works to the same level of cost including all relevant reports. The non-profit membership company retains up to 15% of Full membership subscriptions to pay for auditing, financial administration, membership secretary support and the members' area. If additional services or purchases are selected for expenditure of unused membership days, the sum we can use on your behalf is currently £250 per day equivalent.
Subscription BAND 2
Band 2 provides a high level of support by the National Conservation Service at an affordable price. In addition to the services indicated below, you will be kept up-to-date and have secure access to your own part of the Members' Area where your own conservation files will be held as well as our growing library of free standards and resources. You will also be eligible to join our Collaborative Storage Scheme, operated by our partners Restore Plc, to participate in our Free Environmental Monitoring Scheme supported by our sponsor Deepstore Ltd, for discounts on rental of monitoring equipment and on conservation project rates for work undertaken by our team of conservators, including digitisation. Under this Band you can choose between 5, 6 and 7 full days on site with your Associate Conservator or Expert, logged as half or whole days. You can also schedule online meetings with your Associate, recorded by quarters (2, 4, 6 or 8 hours) by agreement, to be drawn from your membership days.
In addition, the following are the kinds of support members receive under Band 2, or you can mix and match with others listed under Bands 1 and 3:
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any of the following within the annual time available under the membership level chosen:
- preservation priority evaluation based on use/nature of collection;
- a wide ranging environmental survey;
- advice and guidance for staff in care, handling, benchmarking, survey etc;
- outline for development of a collection project or disaster plan;
- advice and support with a funding application for a project;
- a sample survey using up to 50 items/boxes in a suitable collection;
- design of an environmental monitoring regime and installation of data loggers and periodic downloads;
- a detailed collection project plan with financial estimates;
- conservation plan or similar structured input to a funding application;
- follow-up reports for any of the above as necessary.
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Two detailed conservation condition reports for items including photography/microscopy as necessary and specification for works; |
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Up to 8 additional remote hours p.a. telephone and email support for technical advice and assistance. |
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Alternatively, at the same Band 1 price option you can choose defined conservation treatment, monitoring or digitisation works to the same level of cost including all relevant reports. The non-profit membership company retains up to 15% of Full membership subscriptions to pay for auditing, financial administration, membership secretary support and the members' area. If additional services or purchases are selected for expenditure of unused membership days, the sum we can use on your behalf is currently £250 per day equivalent.
Subscription BAND 3
Band 3 is the most extensive support option for annual membership of the National Conservation Service. In addition to the services indicated below, you will be kept up-to-date and have secure access to your own part of the Members' Area where your own conservation files will be held as well as our growing library of free standards and resources. You will be eligible to join the NCS Collaborative Storage Scheme. You will also be eligible for discounted conservation project rates for work undertaken by our team of conservators, including digitisation. Under this Band you can choose 8, 9 or 10 days per annum of site visits with your Associate Conservator or Expert, logged as half or whole days. You can also schedule online meetings with your Associate, recorded by quarters (2, 4, 6 or 8 hours) by agreement, to be drawn from your membership days. The support can be tailored to suit your needs in discussion with your appointed Associate, within the range of services provided under i – iii below.
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Any of the following or similar by agreement up to the time available in the annual contract:
- preservation priority evaluation based on use/nature of collection;
- institutional conservation policy and strategy, including benchmarking and action plans;
- detailed environmental survey for collection spaces and other building areas affecting them;
- advice and training for staff in care, handling, benchmarking, surveys etc;
- planning and development of a large scale collection conservation project;
- in depth planning support for a project funding application;
- planned statistical sample survey up to 400 items and preservation plan based on agreed survey criteria;
- basic bespoke disaster plan to a template and annual updates thereafter;
- preservation standard specification for improvement works to archive spaces and appropriate liaison during works;
- minimal remedial treatment in situ (if space allows), to facilitate reader access to an otherwise inaccessible item or items;
- follow-up reports for any of the above as necessary.
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Three free detailed conservation condition reports for individual items plus tendering for contractor if appropriate, or one large scale conservation treatment assessment and plan for a whole collection and specification etc as above (or agreed combination of smaller collection and individual items); |
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Up to 12 hours p.a. additional remote hours p.a. telephone and email support for technical advice and assistance. |
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Alternatively, at the same Band 1 price option you can choose defined conservation treatment, monitoring or digitisation works to the same level of cost including all relevant reports. The non-profit membership company retains up to 15% of Full membership subscriptions to pay for auditing, financial administration, membership secretary support and the members' area. If additional services or purchases are selected for expenditure of unused membership days, the sum we can use on your behalf is currently £250 per day equivalent.
