Preservation is a balance between managing sudden crises and controlling the silent, daily environment. Whether facing a natural disaster, a technological failure, or the subtle decay caused by improper temperature and humidity, a proactive strategy is your best defense. It is vital to maintain a supported policy, one that integrates emergency response with rigorous environmental monitoring, ensuring every staff member is trained to act. The resources below provide the tools to build comprehensive disaster plans and climate-control protocols, so you are prepared for the unexpected and the inevitable.
Maintaining stable temperature and relative humidity is essential to preventing chemical decay and physical damage to heritage collections. By balancing technical standards with realistic environmental controls, institutions ensure the long-term survival of their materials.
Created by the National Parks Service, Conserve O Grams are leaflets which offer practical guidance on the care of collections ranging in topics from photographs to disaster preparedness. For further information and topics, please use this link.
Created by the National Parks Service, Conserve O Grams are leaflets which offer practical guidance on the care of collections ranging in topics from photographs to disaster preparedness. For further information and topics, please use this link.
Note: The choice in the selection of these materials does not mean these are the only materials which should be referenced, nor are they necessarily the right path for your institution. These readings simply provide alternative points of view on arrangement and descriptive practices in archival settings, and should be looked at as suggestions for practice.
By Rosa Grazia De Paoli, Enrica Di Miceli and Francesca Giuliani