Rochester Institute of Technology (Image Permanence Institute)

The Rochester Institute of Technology's Image Permanence Institute (IPI), in response to the key finding of the Heritage Health Index, will investigate a Web-based system for environmental risk analysis called WebERA. Using a pilot group of 10 museums and five libraries, this project will demonstrate a tool that will allow museum and library environments to be evaluated and monitored through Internet connections. The project makes use of IPI's extensive laboratory and field experience with environmental and energy issues, and will incorporate new technology, simplify environmental interactions, and determine what features in this environmental risk management system will be most valuable. If the research is successful, IPI will offer WebERA as a public service to the museum and library community.