Preserving archives
By: Helen Forde.
Series: Principles and practice in records management and archives
Publisher: Facet
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781856045773
Subjects: Archival materials -- Conservation and restoration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing archive preservation; title: Understanding archive materials and their characteristics; title: Managing digital preservation; title: Archive buildings and their characteristics; title: Safeguarding the building and its contents; title: Managing archival storage; title: Managing risks and avoiding disaster; title: Setting up a conservation workshop; title: Moving the records; title: Exhibiting archives; title: Handling the records; title: Managing a pest control programme; title: Using and creating surrogates; title: Putting preservation into practice.