Professional paper
Challenges of preserving written heritage : the experiences from the National and University Library
Jasna Malešič
; Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Abstract
Preservation of written heritage is a serious task in the 21st century because the amount of the decaying library material is impossible to control. During the past decade most of our activities were focused on preservation and conservation of paperbased items as they make up approximately 90% of our library collections. The rate and severity of paper deterioration are the result of the internal and external factors: most importantly, the composition of the documents and the conditions under which the paper material is stored. Therefore, this paper presents the storage conditions in the library and the activities which retard two of the most damaging processes leading to deterioration of paper, iron gall ink corrosion and acid hydrolysis.
Keywords
written heritage; library; conservation; preservation; paper-based documents
Hrčak ID:
156681
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Publication date:
25.4.2016.
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