Developing a method for assessing preservation needs in libraries

Abstract

Describes the development and testing of a standard assessment method for the preservation needs of paperbased and photographic materials (including microforms) in libraries, which will facilitate an assessment of national preservation needs and priorities. After outlining how the research was carried out, it briefly describes the assessment method which was finally developed; explains why a sample-based approach was adopted and how libraries should choose their samples; discusses the core preservation management issues identified during the earlier part of the research and shows how a set of questions relating to these issues was developed for inclusion in the method.

Accumulation of wear and tear in archival and library collections. Part I: exploring the concepts of reliability and epidemiology

“…Maintenance With the introduction of risk assessment, the preservation needs of collections also need to be assessed [15][16][17]. This includes a list of aspects, from protective folders to environmental control, from integrated pest management to disaster preparedness, and a self-assessment checklist of benchmarks in collection care has been developed [50].…”

“…Besides the material's chemical properties, surveys can also collect environmental information [15][16][17]. Inappropriate storage conditions (from boxes to environmental control) are seen as a risk and the surveyor need to assess how the storage conditions will affect mechanical degradation.…”

Terminološki i metodološki aspekti u proučavanju zaštite stare knjižnične građe

“…Kako je prethodno navedeno, ispitivanje stanja fonda ključno je polazište za planiranje koraka koji se poduzimaju u zaštiti stare knjižnične građe (Darling 1993: 16). Metodološki gledano, jedna od aktivnosti koja se može poduzeti jest opisivanje stanja fonda ili zbirke u nekoj instituciji (Eden 1999;Matthews 1995: 227;Walker 2003: 274). Takav opis treba sadržavati bibliografske elemente, ali i kvalitativni opis stanja pojedinačnih primjeraka građe.…”

Preservation assessment surveys: an interdisciplinary approach

“…In 1998 the British Library Research and Innovation Centre published a research report entitled A Model for assessing preservation need in libraries (Eden, 1998). As part of the research programme the model had been exhaustively debated by practitioners and researchers, but only partially tested.…”