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Main Author: Schobernd, Elizabeth M.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1999
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ589916
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  • Preservation--Everybody's Job. Schobernd, Elizabeth M. Archives Information Storage Library Materials Library Planning Library Technical Processes Maintenance Preservation Prevention Program Development Records Management Repair Outlines concepts essential for library material preservation. Describes the following components of a formal preservation program: (1) environmental control; (2) repair; (3) binding; (4) deacidification; (5) reformatting; (6) disaster preparedness; (7) education; and (8) administration. Suggests that libraries can improve their preservation practices, whether including only some of these components or whether using a formal program. (AEF)