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A brand new and fully updated edition of this seminal work on archival preservation.

Access to archival material – the documentary heritage of people all over the world that gives them their identity and ensures their rights – is dependent on the survival of fragile materials: paper, parchment, photographic materials, audiovisual materials and, most recently, magnetic, optical and increasingly digital formats. The primary importance of such survival is widely acknowledged but sometimes overlooked in a rush to provide ever better means of access. But without the basic material, no services can be offered. Preservation is at the heart of archival activity.

Archivists in all types of organizations face questions on how to plan a preservation strategy in less than perfect circumstances, or deal with a sudden emergency. This book considers the causes of threats to the basic material, outlines the preservation options available and offers flexible solutions applicable in a variety of situations. It offers a wide range of case studies and examples from international specialists. This revised edition includes additional material on digital preservation and green building as well as a new chapter on the management and training of volunteers, reflecting a key concern for many archival institutions.

Key topics are:

Understanding archival materials and their characteristics

Managing digital preservation

Archive buildings and their characteristics

Safeguarding the building and its contents

Managing archival storage

Managing risks and avoiding disaster

Creating and using surrogates

Exhibiting archives

Handling the records

Managing a pest control programme

Training and the use of volunteers

Putting preservation into practice.

Readership: Archivists, librarians, curators and enthusiasts, trained and untrained, in museums, local studies centres and voluntary societies in need of good clear advice.

Preserving Archives

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Paperback / softback by Helen Forde , Jonathan Rhys-Lewis

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    Publisher: Facet Publishing
    Publication Date: 23/03/2013
    ISBN13: 9781856048231, 978-1856048231
    ISBN10: 1856048233

    Number of Pages: 336

    Non Fiction , Dictionaries, Reference & Language

    Description

    A brand new and fully updated edition of this seminal work on archival preservation.

    Access to archival material – the documentary heritage of people all over the world that gives them their identity and ensures their rights – is dependent on the survival of fragile materials: paper, parchment, photographic materials, audiovisual materials and, most recently, magnetic, optical and increasingly digital formats. The primary importance of such survival is widely acknowledged but sometimes overlooked in a rush to provide ever better means of access. But without the basic material, no services can be offered. Preservation is at the heart of archival activity.

    Archivists in all types of organizations face questions on how to plan a preservation strategy in less than perfect circumstances, or deal with a sudden emergency. This book considers the causes of threats to the basic material, outlines the preservation options available and offers flexible solutions applicable in a variety of situations. It offers a wide range of case studies and examples from international specialists. This revised edition includes additional material on digital preservation and green building as well as a new chapter on the management and training of volunteers, reflecting a key concern for many archival institutions.

    Key topics are:

    Understanding archival materials and their characteristics

    Managing digital preservation

    Archive buildings and their characteristics

    Safeguarding the building and its contents

    Managing archival storage

    Managing risks and avoiding disaster

    Creating and using surrogates

    Exhibiting archives

    Handling the records

    Managing a pest control programme

    Training and the use of volunteers

    Putting preservation into practice.

    Readership: Archivists, librarians, curators and enthusiasts, trained and untrained, in museums, local studies centres and voluntary societies in need of good clear advice.

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